The Green Well of Scotland

Situated slightly to the north of Carsphairn and the ruins of Lagwyne Castle is the Green Well of Scotland, where the Devil allegedly sits on a ledge, guarding the ’vast’ amounts of gold that have been thrown into the Well over time. There probably is real gold in there, but no-one would dare try to drain the well to claim it... Sources: Carsphairn Archive: Galloway Glens Lost Wells Project: Rambles in Galloway by Malcolm McLachlin Harper. Published by R G Mann, dumfires, 1908 Many thanks to Galloway Then and Now for their filming assistance and Dumfries and Galloway Libraries for the books and support. Intro/outro maps from Google Earth I make these short #history films as a hobby, so I don’t m