MHG5702 - Possible Holy Well - Tobar Challuim Chille, Cleadale, Eigg
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WELL (Undated)
- HOLY WELL? (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NM48NE 1 4779 8888.
(NM 4779 8888) Tobar Challuim Chille (NR)
OS 6" map (1903)
An ancient well alleged to have been connected with St Columba (Name Book 1877), a pool in the stream that flows through the plain, situated at the base of a group of rocks.
M E M Donaldson 1923
Tobar Challuim Chille - a roughly square natural basin, measuring about 1.0m square and 0.5m deep, and surrounded with stones. The spring that issues from this basin was used until recently as the water supply for the nearby croft.
Visited by OS (ISS) 5 May 1972
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 4778 8887 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM48NE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22142 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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