Lady's Well, Auchmannoch
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The Lady's Well is a natural spring surmounted by a large cross that stands beside the Stra Burn Ford (NS254630) near Auchmannoch House in the Parish of Sorn, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is associated with the Virgin Mary as a curative well,[1] a Wishing Well and also a Clootie well, additionally Mary Queen of Scots is said to have once watered her horse here. A large red sandstone cross was erected here at an unrecorded date.[2] The well is also said to have acquired its name through "..one of the ladies of Auchmannoch family drinking water exclusively from here."[3]
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Lady's Well | |
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The Lady's Well and Cross at the Stra Burn Ford, Auchmannoch | |
Location within East Ayrshire | |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Kilmarnock |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
55.5499°N 4.3068°W / 55.5499; -4.3068 |
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