NX9572 : St Queran's Well

near to Islesteps, Dumfries And Galloway, Great Britain

St Queran's Well
St Queran's Well
St Queran (or Querdon, Guerdon, Quergan, or Jardan etc.) was a Scottish saint, the date assigned to him being the 9th September 876. The well was held in great repute for the cure of diseases, particularly of women and children, offerings left at the well and can be seen hanging on the nearby tree. Coins recovered from the well, date back to about 1560 including Scottish, English, Irish and French. Present day coinage has been found in the well together with one or two Roman Catholic medals of the Virgin and two counterfeit coins.
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2007
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NX9572, 3 images   (more nearby)
Photographer
Barry Dale   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph (First for NX9572)
Date Taken
Monday, 13 August, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 13 September, 2007
Category
Well, fountain or water spout   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 955 721 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:1.9776N 3:38.1066W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 956 721
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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