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Lady's Well, Auchmannoch

Buildings and structures in East AyrshireChristianity in medieval ScotlandHistory of East AyrshireHoly wells in Scotland
The Lady's Well full Cross view, Auchmannoch, Near Sorn, East Ayrshire
The Lady's Well full Cross view, Auchmannoch, Near Sorn, East Ayrshire

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, 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. The well is also said to have acquired its name through "..one of the ladies of Auchmannoch family drinking water exclusively from here."

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The Lady's Well full Cross view, Auchmannoch, Near Sorn, East Ayrshire
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