ST.ANTHONY'S WELL, MAYBOLE PARISH

Type of Site: Well
NMRS Number: NS21SE 11

Location


Map reference: NS 29 10
Parish: Maybole
Council: South Ayrshire

Archaeology Notes

NS21SE 11 Unlocated.

 

Walker, listing holy wells in Scotland, notes "St Anthony's Well" in Maybole parish (not located; parish name centred NS 29 21). He adds that sickly children were taken to it on the first Sunday in May. Quoting the NSA, he lists St Helen's Well (NS31SW 2) separately. (However, Abercrummie, in the late 17th century (Macfarlane 1907) gives both names for the same well, i.e. NS31SW 2).

J R Walker 1883; NSA 1845 (G Gray)

 

No further information.

Visited by OS (JRL) 31 May 1977

Collection Summary

Photographs: 0
Drawings: 0
Manuscripts: 0
Other Material: 0

Bibliography


Macfarlane, W (1906-8 )
Geographical collections relating to Scotland,
Mitchell, Sir A and Clark, J T (eds.), 3v, Edinburgh,

NSA (1845 )
The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy,
15v, Edinburgh, Vol.5, 366,

Walker, J R (1883 )
'"Holy Wells" in Scotland',
Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 17, 1882-3, 186, 191,