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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUR LADY'S WELL (Closed) | Our Lady's Well Our Lady's Well Our Lady's Well |
Mr A. Ramsay Mr A.C. Walker Mr R. Watt |
006 | [Situation] About 11 chains N. [North] East from the Ph [Parish] Church This well, which was formerly held in great repute for the cure of barreness, has been dried up for upwards of twenty years. The spot where it was situated is a little north of the Church. |
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[Page] 17Parish of Whitekirk & Tynninghame
In Form 136 Page
103 - Our Lady's Well (Closed)
"There was, till these twenty years, a celebrated well called
our Lady's Well, in honour of the Virgin, within a gunshot
of the church of Whitekirk, and partaking, as was formerly
believed, of the sanctity of that establishment. In times when more
miracles were supposed to be wrought than at present, and pilgrimages
more in vogue, it was said to be famous for the cure of barreness.
But the well and its virtues have been sacrificed to what the creed
of these times would have considered a sordid and unhallowed
agriculture. Drains and ditches have not left the pilgrim a drop
to drink."
Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] of Scotland [(Hadd: [Haddinton]) page 31
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