MHG197 - Holy Well, Tobar Trostan
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HOLY WELL (Early Medieval to 19th Century - 561 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
St Trostan's Well is situated a little NW of St Trostan's Chapel.
D Beaton 1909; F Knight 1933.
The well is now housed in a concrete tank, its water being used as the water supply to Balantsionnach farm.
Visited by OS (E G C) 15 April 1962.
(ND 1217 5249) Tobar Trostan(NR) OS 6" map, (1963)
Tobar Trostan (NAT) Well (NAT) OS 25" map, (1967)
No change. Visited by OS (J M) 12 November 1981
Well, St Trostan's. The well is situated NW of St Trostan's Chapel and is now housed in a concrete tank used to supply Balantsionnach Farm.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1965 Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, D. 1909. Ecclesiastical history of Caithness and annals of Caithness parishes. 62.
- --- SHG2393 Text/Publication/Volume: Knight, G A F. 1933. Archaeological light on the early christianising of Scotland. Vol. 1, 309.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, G.. 1991. Caithness Chapel Sites.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1217 5248 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND15SW |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8348 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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