Folklore & legend

Bruce's Well and the Cure of the King

St Ninian's Church, Prestwick (Bruce's or Kingcase Well)

Tradition of the early 14th century

Wikipedia's Prestwick article gives the tradition in one sentence and lists a video on 'Bruce's or Kingcase Well' among its links. Robertson's account is a retelling of the same story with the hospital endowment added. Neither source gives a contemporary record of the illness or the cure, and the belief that Bruce had leprosy is itself a tradition. The coordinates are those of Prestwick, since the exact spot of the well is not given in the sources used.

Evidence
Long-standing local tradition
Access
Access unrecorded
Location
55.496, -4.614 (Sited to the village)

Sources: Wikipedia, "Prestwick" [other]; William Robertson, Historical Tales and Legends of Ayrshire (1889), chapter 'King Robert the Bruce: His Ups and Downs in Ayrshire' [public-domain]

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