MHG2926 - Priest's Well

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WELL (Undated)
HOLY WELL? (Undated)

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Fuaran a'Chleirich (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)

'Tobar nan Cleirach' or the Well of the Priests at Culloden is supposed to be where the priests washed themselves before taking part in religious rites.
A Fraser 1878.

The well is enclosed by a wooden fence and covered by concrete slabs; it appears to be still usable.
Visited by OS (E G C) 25 April 1962.

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--- 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. 23.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7329 4718 (9m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH74NW
Civil Parish	PETTY
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/14199 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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