<< Text Pages >> Haley Hole Well (Brownstown) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in Orkney
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Haley Hole Well (Brownstown) Alternative Name: Mineral Well (Brinkies Brae Hill); Haley Hole (Brownstown)Country: Scotland
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County: Orkney Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Stromness
Map Ref: HY2477609314
Latitude: 58.964371N Longitude: 3.309727W
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| 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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| 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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kmstringer78 visited on 13th Apr 2023 - their rating: Amb: 3 Access: 5 The well sits perhaps 2 meters off the road, which is not heavily traveled. A wall has been built up around it to a height of about 1.5 meters, with a flat stone slab over the top. Just a short walk uphill from Stromness, so worth a visit if you're in the area.
The Journal of Antiquities tells us about this chalybeate well which is located quarter of a mile to the north west of Stromness, in the valley a short distance to the south west of Brinkies Brae Hill - se their entry for The Mineral Well, Near Brinkies Brae, Stromness, Orkney. The Journal tells us the well was long favoured by the locals of Stromness as a cure for their ailments, and gives directions for finding this site, together with a description and a list of reference sources for more information.
The well is also recorded as Canmore ID 295343, which tells us the well was originally thought to be sacred. It appears on the 1st edition of the OS 6inch map for Orkney, 1882. The well "is situated on the E side of a minor road leading from Brownstown House on the outskirts of Stromness to The Loons". The Canmore record also includes a photograph of the well.
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