<< Our Photo Pages >> Tobar Bharra - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in Barra and Vatersay
Submitted by pab on Sunday, 25 September 2011 Page Views: 4242
Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Tobar BharraCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 6.365 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Barra and Vatersay Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Eoligarry
Map Ref: NF7061607538
Latitude: 57.040813N Longitude: 7.432889W
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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"..one of the most famous wells in the Western Isles". Perhaps that was once true, but now almost certain to be irretrievably lost for future generations.
Access could easily be made into 4 = 'a short walk on a footpath', but only if something changes quickly.
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