St David's Well at the Rock of Weem

In the legend, a princess accused Cuthbert of seducing her. He prayed for the earth to swallow her up, and it did, which angered her father and forced the saint to flee. There is no documentary proof that Cuthbert was in the area, and Britain Express says the name Weem comes from the Celtic word for a cave. The well's later name is thought to refer to Sir David Menzies, a chief of Clan Menzies who gave his lands to the church and lived as a hermit near the well. The well is a rectangular stone-lined basin against the rock wall.