Bishop's Well
Well (Medieval)
Site Name Bishop's Well
Classification Well (Medieval)
Canmore ID 13557
Site Number NH65NE 1
NGR NH 6622 5680
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13557
- Council Highland
- Parish Avoch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH65NE 1 6622 5680.
(NH 6622 5680) Bishop's Well (NR)
OS 6" map, (1959)
This is a spring well whose waters it is said 'were very frequently partaken of by the Bishops residing at the village of Fortrose'.
Name Book 1871.
Bishop's Well is a natural spring emptying into a square basin cut into the turf as part of a modern water system. The name is known locally as "Bishop's Well".
Visited by OS (N K B) 21 March 1966.
