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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tobar nah Aois - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by KiwiBetsy on Thursday, 07 September 2006  Page Views: 8290

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Tobar nah Aois Alternative Name: Well of Eternal Youth, Well of Age
Country: 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:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Tobar nah Aois
Tobar nah Aois submitted by KiwiBetsy : It is said that if you bathe your face in water from the well 3 times at sunrise, your youth will be restored …. unfortunately I was only there for the day. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NM2825 : Trig point and cairn Dun I by Alan Stewart
by Alan Stewart
©2006(licence)
NM2825 : Dun I by ronnie leask
by ronnie leask
©2011(licence)
NM2825 : Coastal Argyll : Summit Cairn And Triangulation Pillar On Dun I, Island Of Iona by Richard West
by Richard West
©2015(licence)
NM2825 : Coastal Argyll : Argus by Richard West
by Richard West
©2015(licence)
NM2825 : Dùn I by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2007(licence)

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