We noticed the offerings on the tree here while heading for St. Saviour's 500m further on, but I just thought that maybe it was a raggedy tree. The guide I met though informedme of the well and so on the way back stopped off to have a look.
The well is about 1m deep with steps down and is fed from the nearby river. It does dry up in the drier summer months.
Many people still make the pilgrimage to Glendalough and this well is one of the main focal points. A lovely re-use and Christianisation of a site that was, in ancient times, dedicated not to St. Kevin but to the water spirits of the two lakes.
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From St. Kevin's Chapel walk passed the deer stone and follow the path to the left following the signs to St. Saviour's. Keep a look out on the left for a birch tree with offerings tied to it. The well is between this tree and the path.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 St. Lassair's Well (Co. Roscommon) |  Knockpatrick (Co. Limerick) |  St. Brigid's Well (Co. Westmeath) |
 St. Fiachre's Well (Co. Kilkenny) |  Kilberrihert (Co. Tipperary) |  St. Bridgid's Well (Co. Limerick) |
