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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well (Drumnadrochit)Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 6.3 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Highlands Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Drumnadrochit
Map Ref: NH530300
Latitude: 57.336746N Longitude: 4.443818W
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 |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Highlands.
The Chapel of St Ninian used to stand near this site and near the site of the chapel was a rag well. The area was much altered during the widening of the A82.
A nearby stone monolith marks what is said to be the site of finds made during this work.
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