#155 Wells and Wishes | The Crannog

20/10/2025 38 min
#155 Wells and Wishes | The Crannog

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Episode Synopsis

In this week's episode of The Crannog we're chatting about wishes, wells, and clooties. If you visit a holy well, please make your wish and leave no trace! 🌳

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https://wellcomecollection.org/stories/the-wishing-tree-of-loch-maree
https://uhra.herts.ac.uk/id/eprint/13948/1/The_Wishing_Tree_of_Isle_Maree_Proof.pdf
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/723218-oldest-coin-tree
https://highlandexperiences.com/the-secrets-of-isle-maree/
https://www.iflscience.com/spotted-coins-hammered-into-a-tree-trunk-its-a-centuries-old-tradition-75320
https://britishfairies.wordpress.com/
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-60125288