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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Boniface's Well (Fortrose)Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.131 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Highlands Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Fortrose
Map Ref: NH722565
Latitude: 57.580407N Longitude: 4.138964W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Highlands
This well sits on private property adjacent to a cemetery on the hill just behind Fortrose. It is a stone lined structure that is built at ground level into the hillside. The whole area is steep and very wet in places giving the impression that there is more than one spring.
St Boniface was abbot of a monastery in Rosemarkie in 716 AD.
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