St Medana’s Well (Sacred Well) — The Modern Antiquarian

Images (3)
Fieldnotes (1)
Links (1)

Images

Image of St Medana’s Well (Sacred Well) by markj99

St Medana’s Well on the shore of Front Bay S of Monreith.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

markj99 Nov 14, 2021

Image of St Medana’s Well (Sacred Well) by markj99

St Medana’s Well.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

markj99 Nov 14, 2021

Image of St Medana’s Well (Sacred Well) by markj99

Source of St Medana’s Well.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

markj99 Nov 14, 2021

Articles

St Medana’s Well

Sacred Well

markj99 Nov 14, 2021

Visited 13.11.21

There is a natural spring bubbling up on the shore of Front Bay, S of Monreith in Dumfries and Galloway. It could be the source of the legendary St Medana’s Well.
According to Canmore ID 62764 (go to Links) Medana, a beautiful Irish lady, plucked out her eyes to spurn an unwelcome suitor. The saints took pity on her, causing a spring to appear, the water having the property of restoring her sight. Canmore gives the OS Grid Reference for St Medana’s Well as NX 3642 4006, c. 30 yards W of the natural spring.

St Medana’s Well

Sacred Well

markj99 Nov 14, 2021

Canmore ID 62764

St Medana’s Well on Canmore

Sites within 20km of St Medana’s Well

Knock

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.07km NE

38

1

2
Blairbuy 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.42km NE

5

1
Blairbuy Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 1.56km NNW

11

2
Blairbuy 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.56km NNE

10

1

1
Blairbuy – 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.67km NNE

2

1
Blairbuy Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.74km NNW

1
Fell of Barhullion

Hillfort • 1.87km NNW

3

1

2
The Wren’s Egg & Nest

Standing Stones • 1.87km NNW

34

5

5
Blairbuy 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.97km N

4

1
Barsalloch Point

Cliff Fort • 2.07km W

6

3
Blairbuy 5

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.08km NE

6

1
Blairbuy 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.35km N

12

1
Blairbuy 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.47km NNE

5

1
White Loch of Myrton

Crannog • 3.28km NNW

6

2
Drumtroddan Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 4.23km NNW

25

7

3
Big Balcraig

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.41km NNE

3

1

3
Drumtroddan Carved Rocks

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.63km NNW

40

1

4

3
Glasserton Mains

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.95km E

18

1
Rispain Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.43km ENE

5

2
Whithorn

Bullaun Stone • 7.92km ENE

2
Culgarie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.22km N

8

3

1
Gallows Outon 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.57km ENE

2

2
Culnoag

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.6km NE

6

1
Gallows Outon 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.72km ENE

2

2
Elrig

Cairn(s) • 8.92km NW

6

2
Airyolland W

Cairn(s) • 9.72km WNW

8

2
Airyolland E

Cairn(s) • 9.73km WNW

8

2
Loch Head

Cairn(s) • 9.96km NW

3

1

1
Little Balsmith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.22km ENE

8
Claunch

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.24km NE

13

1

1

1
Carlin Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.39km NW

5

1

1
Burrow Head

Promontory Fort • 10.8km E

1
Broughton Mains

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.84km ENE

18

1

1

2
House of Elrig

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.91km WNW
Boyach

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.22km E

1

2
Mochrum Fell (Elrig)

Cist • 11.63km WNW

15

2

1
Corwall S

Cairn(s) • 11.8km WNW

8

2
Corwall E

Cairn(s) • 11.9km WNW

7

2
Isle Head

Promontory Fort • 12.21km E
High Moor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.31km WNW

8

1
Chapel Finian

Sacred Well • 12.33km WNW

6

1

1
Steinhead Mote

Promontory Fort • 12.37km E

4
Brae Moor

Cairn(s) • 12.39km WNW

6

1
Brae Farm SW

Cairn(s) • 12.48km WNW

8

1
Brae Farm Central

Cairn(s) • 12.54km WNW

6

1
Brae Farm NE

Cairn(s) • 12.55km WNW

6

1
Lang Riggs (The May)

Cairn(s) • 12.84km WNW

6

1
Court Cairn, The May

Cairn(s) • 12.93km WNW

3

1

2
North Balfern

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.93km NE

4

1

1
The May

Cairn(s) • 12.98km WNW

5

1
North Balfern HillFort

Hillfort • 13.1km NE

2
Culscadden

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.55km NE

7

1
Penkiln

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.01km NE

29

1

2
Cairn Buy

Cairn(s) • 14.49km WNW

5

1

1
Green House Bridge

Cairn(s) • 14.8km WNW

4

1

1
Craignarget Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.34km WNW

10

1
Bladnoch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.37km NNE

6

3

1
Hole Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.62km NNW

7

5

1
White Cairn, Crouse

Cairn(s) • 15.69km NNW

3

1

2
Redbrae

Cist • 15.95km N

3
Cunningham

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.13km N

3

1

1
Torhousekie Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.42km N

17

3
Torhousekie

Stone Circle • 16.42km N

53

1

13

4
Castle Loch

Cairn(s) • 16.45km WNW

14

2
High Gillespie

Chambered Cairn • 16.48km WNW

10

1
Torhousekie

Cairn(s) • 16.73km N

4

2

2
Torhousekie Farm

Cairn(s) • 16.74km N

7

2

1
Culroy Farm Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.76km WNW

2

1

1
Culquhasen SE

Cairn(s) • 17.79km WNW

9

2
Boreland

Cairn(s) • 17.93km NNW

4

2
Mull of Sinniness

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18km WNW

4
Boreland

Standing Stones • 18.05km NNW

7

2
White Cairn, Culroy

Cairn(s) • 18.09km WNW

3

1

1
White Cairn, Boreland

Cairn(s) • 18.15km NNW

5

1

1
Machermore

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.49km WNW

9

2

3
Culquhasen Cottages

Cairn(s) • 18.51km WNW

8

1

1
Cairnhouse W

Cairn(s) • 18.51km N

6

1
Cairnhouse E

Cairn(s) • 18.81km NNE

3

2
Knock Fell

Hillfort • 19.1km WNW

3
Laigh Sinniness

Promontory Fort • 19.14km WNW

3

1

1
Doon of Carsluith

Hillfort • 19.57km NE

7

1
Whitefield Loch

Crannog • 19.59km WNW

5

1
Tree Island, Whitefield Loch

Crannog • 19.97km WNW

1
Kirkdale House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.99km NE

1

1

1
Barholm 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.99km NE

1