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Tag Archives: St Blane
St. Blane’s Well, Dunblane, Stirlingshire
Holy Well (lost): OS Grid Reference –NN 781 015 Also Known as: Bruce’s Well Archaeology & history Very little is known about this long-lost site, mentioned just once in Alexander Barty’s (1944) standard history book on Dunblane. Its exact location … Continue reading
Tammie Blair’s Well, Dunblane, Stirlingshire
Healing Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NN 7808 0111 Archaeology & History It’s difficult to work out the exact position of this lost well, even from Alexander Barty’s (1944) description of the place. There are several unnamed ‘Wells’ on … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, bishops, christianity, Dunblane, heritage, Holy Wells, medieval history, Perthshire, River Allan, sacred sites, St Blane, Stirlingshire, water
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Bishop’s Well, Dunblane, Stirlingshire
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NN 78126 01281 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24681 Archaeology & History This now-lost holy well was a place whose history was integrally tied to the adjacent and also destroyed Bishop’s Palace: a large … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, bishops, christianity, Dunblane, heritage, Holy Wells, medieval history, Perthshire, River Allan, sacred sites, St Blane, Stirlingshire, water
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