Strips of cloth (clouties) hang in a beech tree beside St Mary's Well, Culloden. An ancient pagan well partly Christianized but still used for healing

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Strips of cloth (clouties) hang in a beech tree beside St Mary's Well, Culloden. An ancient pagan well partly Christianized but still used for healing & wishing, especially on May Day.

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Size: 4438px × 5669px
Location: St Mary's Well, Culloden, Inverness, Highland, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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