St Mirren’s Well

Nearest town:
Kilsyth (2km SW)
OS reference:
NS72327956
OS sheet:
64
Latitude:
55° 59' 31.08 N
Longitude:
4° 2' 49.73 W
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Image of St Mirren’s Well (Sacred Well) by markj99

St Mirren’s Well Water Tank viewed from NW.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
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markj99 Oct 15, 2023
Image of St Mirren’s Well (Sacred Well) by markj99

St Mirren’s Well Water Tank viewed from SE.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
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markj99 Oct 15, 2023
Image of St Mirren’s Well (Sacred Well) by markj99

Inscribed Stone in W Corner of St Mirren’s Well Water Tank.

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St Mirren’s Well

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markj99 Oct 15, 2023

Visited 06.10.23

St Mirren’s Well is located c. 1 mile N of Kilsyth, in North Lanarkshire. The natural spring has been enclosed in a water tank distributing the water to Colzium according to Canmore ID 45896. A stone slab with 1687 deeply inscribed on the top is exposed on the W corner of the water tank. There is a piped outflow SE of the tank leading down a series of stone steps to a small pool of water. This pool feeds a boggy area around it. This is the new location for St Mirren Well, c. 20 yards SE of the water tank.

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St Mirren’s Well
Sacred Well
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markj99 Oct 20, 2023

Directions to St Mirren’s Well: Take the Tak-ma-Doon road, signed for Carronbridge, off the A803 Stirling Road in Kilsyth. Follow this narrow road for c. 1.1 miles to park in a lay-by opposite a quarry. Walk c. 120 yards up the road to a gateway. There is a ford c. 5 yards from the gateway so wellies are advised. After crossing the ford head uphill towards a gate into the adjacent field. St Mirren’s Well is c. 150 yards W of the gate in a patch of rough grass.

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