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St Margaret's Well
MacLean, Kevin, 2012, Digital image
St Margaret's Well
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St Margaret's Well, West Princes Street Gardens
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MacLean, Kevin
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2012
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St Margaret's well was a well-house built in 1362. This historic spring well-head takes its name from Queen Margaret, wife of Malcolm Canmore. It provided water to Edinburgh Castle and was attached to the defensive gateway of the Castle Well-House Tower.
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