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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Isle Maree Alternative Name: St. Maelrubbha's Well; MourieCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 8.106 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Highlands Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Kinlochewe
Map Ref: NG93107236
Latitude: 57.693315N Longitude: 5.47315W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Isle Maree is reputed to be a sacred site used by the Druids of old. It has a unique selection of trees totally at odds with all the other islands on Loch Maree. There are many old Oaks and Holly trees whereas the other islands are almost entirely Scots Pine.
The island has a very special feel to it and has been used down the ages as a religious site, Christian and Pagan. A sacred well used to be found on the island but is no longer present. It was also said that dunking people in the water around the island could cure insanity.
Visitors to the island leave a coin embedded into the remains of an old tree, therebye continuing an old pagan tradition. The island also has associations with Saint Maelrubha one of the earliest Christians in Scotland and it is his name that gives the loch and island their name.
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this holy well - see their entry for Holy Well of Isle Maree, Loch Maree, Ross & Cromarty, which gives directions for finding this site, together with a painting of the site together with local folklore.
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