Historic well on path between Dean Village and Stockbridge
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Sightseeing

Message from Tom & Laura

St. Bernard's Well in Edinburgh is a Greco-Roman well with supposedly healing waters. People back in the day thought drinking from it could cure all sorts of stuff like muscle pain and even blindness. It was designed by a Scottish painter in the late 1700s and has a statue of a goddess on top.

It's also got a connection to Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," and forms part of the Water of Leith walkway between Stockbridge and Dean Village that is a must-take path for anyone looking to explore both.

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