MHG13217 - Holy Well - Isle Maree
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- HOLY WELL (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On Isle Maree there is a well reputed to have the property of curing insanity. It is near the shore, is a built well, and has a flat cover. <1> <2>
NG 93077234. The well is indicated by a slight depression in the ground in the centre of which is the dead trunk of a tree. Inserted in this tree are numerous coins placed there by visitors to the island.
OSFI: EGC: 2.10.1964
(Name NG 930 723) Well (NR) (site of)
OS 6"map, (1968)
A small, built well with a cover slab, consecrated by St Maelrubha,was celebrated for curing lunacy and was still resorted to in the 19th Century, but was dry in 1861. Beside the well stood an oak tree into whose trunk had been driven coins and hundreds of nails which had attached rag etc. votive offerings. Many of these were partially or wholly overgrown by the bark.
OSFI: ES: 19.7.1974
(NG 9310 7234) Well (NR)
OS 6" map, Ross-shire, 1st ed., (1875)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG2125 Text/Publication/Volume: Dixon, J H. 1886. Gairloch in north west Ross-shire: its records, traditions inhabitants and natural history with a guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree. pp. 150-8.
- <2> SHG2223 Text/Publication/Volume: Fraser, A. 1878. Northern Folklore on Wells and Water, with an account of some interesting wells in the neighbourhood of Inverness and the north. pp. 28.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 9307 7234 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG97SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM3752 (Online Designation Description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12049/isle-maree (Link to online HES Canmore record)
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