Select - Belgium Denmark Eire France Germany Greece Italy The Netherlands Norway Portugal Republic of Malta Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

Scotland   Dumfries and Galloway

St Medana's Well Sacred Well Image © Mark Johnstone Nearest Town: Whithorn (8km ENE) OS Ref (GB):     NX3644740053 / Sheet: 83 Latitude: 54° 43' 43.17" N Longitude:     4° 32' 24.67" W Added by markj99 Images (3) Fieldnotes (1) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for St Medana's Well Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Knock (0.07km NE) (41 posts) Blairbuy 2 (1.42km NE) (5 posts) Blairbuy 1 (1.53km NNE) (8 posts) Blairbuy Standing Stones (1.56km NNW) (10 posts) Blairbuy - 10 (1.67km NNE) (3 posts) Blairbuy Farm (1.74km NNW) (1 post) Fell of Barhullion (1.87km NNW) (6 posts) The Wren's Egg & Nest (1.87km NNW) (45 posts) Blairbuy 4 (1.97km N) (5 posts) Barsalloch Point (2.07km W) (9 posts) Blairbuy 5 (2.08km NE) (4 posts) Blairbuy 6 (2.35km N) (9 posts) Blairbuy 3 (2.47km NNE) (6 posts) White Loch of Myrton (3.28km NNW) (8 posts) Drumtroddan Standing Stones (4.23km NNW) (37 posts) Big Balcraig (4.41km NNE) (7 posts) Drumtroddan Carved Rocks (4.63km NNW) (48 posts) Glasserton Mains (4.95km E) (19 posts) Rispain Camp (6.43km ENE) (7 posts) Whithorn (7.92km ENE) (2 posts) Culgarie (8.22km N) (12 posts) Gallows Outon 1 (8.57km ENE) (4 posts) Culnoag (8.6km NE) (7 posts) Gallows Outon 2 (8.72km ENE) (4 posts) Elrig (8.92km NW) (8 posts) Airyolland W (9.72km WNW) (10 posts) Airyolland E (9.73km WNW) (10 posts) Loch Head (9.96km NW) (5 posts) Little Balsmith (10.22km ENE) (5 posts) Claunch (10.24km NE) (15 posts) Carlin Stone (10.39km NW) (8 posts) Burrow Head (10.8km E) (1 post) Broughton Mains (10.84km ENE) (21 posts) House of Elrig (10.91km WNW) (0 posts) Boyach (11.22km E) (3 posts) Mochrum Fell (Elrig) (11.63km WNW) (18 posts) Corwall S (11.8km WNW) (10 posts) Corwall E (11.9km WNW) (9 posts) Isle Head (12.21km E) (0 posts) High Moor Hut Circle (12.31km WNW) (9 posts) Chapel Finian (12.33km WNW) (8 posts) Steinhead Mote (12.37km E) (4 posts) Brae Moor (12.39km WNW) (7 posts) Brae Farm SW (12.48km WNW) (9 posts) Brae Farm Central (12.54km WNW) (7 posts) Brae Farm NE (12.55km WNW) (7 posts) Lang Riggs (The May) (12.84km WNW) (7 posts) Court Cairn, The May (12.93km WNW) (6 posts) North Balfern (12.93km NE) (6 posts) The May (12.98km WNW) (6 posts) North Balfern HillFort (13.1km NE) (2 posts) Culscadden (13.55km NE) (8 posts) Penkiln (14.01km NE) (32 posts) Cairn Buy (14.49km WNW) (7 posts) Green House Bridge (14.8km WNW) (6 posts) Craignarget Hill (15.34km WNW) (11 posts) Bladnoch (15.37km NNE) (10 posts) Hole Stone (15.62km NNW) (13 posts) White Cairn, Crouse (15.69km NNW) (6 posts) Redbrae (15.95km N) (3 posts) Cunningham (16.13km N) (5 posts) Torhousekie Stone Row (16.42km N) (22 posts) Torhousekie (16.42km N) (81 posts) Castle Loch (16.45km WNW) (16 posts) High Gillespie (16.48km WNW) (11 posts) Torhousekie (16.73km N) (8 posts) Torhousekie Farm (16.74km N) (10 posts) Culroy Farm Cairn (17.76km WNW) (4 posts) Boreland (17.93km NNW) (4 posts) Mull of Sinniness (18km WNW) (4 posts) Boreland (18.05km NNW) (4 posts) White Cairn, Culroy (18.09km WNW) (5 posts) White Cairn, Boreland (18.15km NNW) (7 posts) Machermore (18.49km WNW) (14 posts) Culquhasen (18.51km WNW) (0 posts) Culquhasen (18.51km WNW) (10 posts) Cairnhouse W (18.51km N) (7 posts) Cairnhouse E (18.81km NNE) (5 posts) Knock Fell (19.1km WNW) (3 posts) Laigh Sinniness (19.14km WNW) (5 posts) Doon of Carsluith (19.57km NE) (8 posts) Whitefield Loch (19.59km WNW) (6 posts) Tree Island, Whitefield Loch (19.97km WNW) (1 post) Kirkdale House (19.99km NE) (2 posts) Barholm 1 (19.99km NE) (1 post)

- Add - - Add news Add an image Add fieldnotes Add folklore Add miscellaneous Add a link - Add a site Add a nearby facility Add an alternative name/spelling

Images (click to view fullsize)

Add an image

Fieldnotes

Add fieldnotes

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. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by markj99 14th November 2021ce Edited 16th November 2021ce

Links

Add a link

Canmore ID 62764 St Medana's Well on Canmore Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by markj99 14th November 2021ce