NX9572 : St Queran's Well
near to Islesteps, Dumfries And Galloway, Great Britain

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.
year taken
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
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OSGB36:
NX 955 721 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:1.9776N 3:38.1066W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36:
NX 956 721 - View Direction
- Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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