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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Well of the Heads Alternative Name: Well of the Seven Heads Monument. Tobar Nan CeannCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Inverness Nearest Village: Invergarry
Map Ref: NN3047399140 Landranger Map Number: 34
Latitude: 57.052046N Longitude: 4.796569W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Holy Well / Spring in Highland
This monument commemorates the foul Keppoch Murders of 1663. The Keppoch family were murdered by seven perpetrators who were in turn killed on the orders of Lord McDonnell and Aross and their heads were washed in this spring.
The text of the monument's inscription can be read here on the Historic Environment Record
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