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Tobar Mhuire
Holy Well (Medieval)
Site Name Tobar Mhuire
Classification Holy Well (Medieval)
Canmore ID 12959
Site Number NH57NW 1
NGR NH 5271 7692
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/12959
- Council Highland
- Parish Alness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Desk Based Assessment (1960)
NH57NW 1 5271 7692.
(NH 527 769) Tobar Mhuire {NR} (Holy Well)
OS 6"map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1907).
Tobar Mhoire, or Mary's Well, formerly possessed the customary healing powers and received the usual offerings of coloured cloth or thread.
(D MacDonald, A Polson and J Brown 1931).
A market, Feill Mhoire, was held here.
(W J Watson 1904).
Field Visit (5 June 1963)
No trace of the well could be found. The site is covered by silted earth and stones fallen from the slopes above.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 5 June 1963.
Field Visit (18 November 1976)
Tobar Mhuire (NR) (Well) (NAT)
OS 6"map, (1970)
At NH 5271 7692, the position indicated on the OS 6" 1970, water issues from the ground. The area is covered by thick vegetation and rocks. There is no trace of any constructed work.
Visited by OS (JB) 18 November 1976
Field Visit (15 November 1989)
A spring still issues from the slope at the point depicted on the 1:10,000 map. A rectangular platform 10m upslope may be associated with the spring's reputation as a healing well (see NH57NW 5).
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 15 November 1989
