<< Our Photo Pages >> Tobar nah Aois - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in Argyll
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Tobar nah Aois Alternative Name: Well of Eternal Youth, Well of AgeCountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Oban Nearest Village: Fionnphort
Map Ref: NM283252
Latitude: 56.340937N Longitude: 6.398316W
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Argyll,
Tobar nah Aois is a natural water filled depression near the top of Dun I, the only real hill on Iona.
Once at the top if you look northeast from the survey marker (not the cairn) the well will be visible as a small pool.
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