Holy Well

St Queran’s Well, Islesteps / Troqueer

Cargen, Islesteps DG2 8ET

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St Queran’s Well, Islesteps / Troqueer

Pilgrim visits are few and far between at St Queran’s curious little well, the most obvious sign of devotion these days the rag clothes tied to trees as ‘clouties’

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  • Holy well of St Queran

St Queran’s healing well is famed for curing women and children. ‘Famed’ is a relative term: there is no queue of pilgrims lining up to take the waters blessed by this 9th-century saint. But the well still brims with clear water – a serene setting beneath twisted tree trunks.

It was once a popular place to visit on Sunday afternoons. A local landowner found hundreds of coins at the bottom of the well in the 19th century, some up to 300 years old. A few rag clouties are tied to the trees today in the hope of a magical cure. The water collects in a round, stone chamber. A carved metal grille lies a few inches below the surface, preventing anyone from falling or climbing in. The grille has been creatively fashioned to depict a medieval saint gazing serenely up from the dark waters.

The remains of a hermit’s cell have been identified to the south of the spring. St Queran was a local saint, originally from Ireland, remembered on 9 September – the date of his death in 876. His name appears in a multitude of variants, including St Jergan.

Directions

Carruchan Beeches, Cargen, Islesteps DG2 8ET

W3W: look.land.baths GPS: 55.0371N 3.6286W path

W3W: character.flukes.input GPS: 55.0342N 3.6343W well (approximate location)

The footpath starts on a narrow lane, called Carruchan Beeches on maps, that runs between the A711 and the A710. It is a turning on the left as you drive west out of Cargenbridge on the A711, 1/3

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St Queran’s Well, Islesteps / Troqueer

Cargen, Islesteps DG2 8ET

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