Queen Margaret's Well, Holyrood Park

  • Type of Memorial: Well
Dedicated to: 
Inscription: 

This unique well house dates from the / late 15th century. It originally stood at / Restalrig, close to the church, and its / design is a miniature copy of St. Triduana's / Aisle there. In 1860 it was removed from / its first site, which was then encroached / upon by a railway depot, and was / reconstructed in its present position near / a natural spring.

Date: 
Unveiled in 1860
Material: 
Stone
Location:
Set in the slope of the hill, close to the track that leads ot Hunter's Bog in Holyrood Park
Queen's Drive
Edinburgh
Additional information: 

Location is NT 27133 73712 (OS coordinates)
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