HOLY WELLS: SCOTLAND (SEREN)

A lavishly illustrated guide to sacred wells in Scotland from prehistoric times, pagan and Christian, their myths, buildings and cultural relevance to Scottish identity. Carefully researched and beautifully photographed by experienced well-hunter Phil Cope, it takes us on a sweeping journey northwards from the Borders through mainland Scotland to the Orkneys, on to the Hebrides before ending on the sacred isle of Iona. Includes healing wells, cursing wells, and wells named for saints, Satan, witches, angels, fairies, heroes and poets with many folk tales, myths and legends alongside conversations with contemporary well-users and poems inspired by Scottish wells.