The Lost Wells of Galloway (an online project)
Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership Can You Dig It?
In the days before indoor plumbing, wells were obviously essential to the everyday needs of the people, but many held importance which surpassed merely keeping hydrated (although that is pretty important).
Scattered across our landscape from the centre of towns and cities to, quite literally, the middle of nowhere, wells have long been associated with both healing and cursing.
Some are simply linked with the people who drank from them, while others are named after saints, the devil, fairies, the dead, hermits – the list goes on! They are shrouded in folklore, myths and legends and play an important role in our cultural heritage.
Lost Wells Map - click to download.
Postcards - click to download.
Introduction - click to download.
How to Guide - click to download.
Named wells - click to download.
Named pools - click to download.