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.
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