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Dufftown, Master's Well

Holy Well (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Dufftown, Master's Well

Classification Holy Well (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Bishop's Well

Canmore ID 16810

Site Number NJ33NW 2

NGR NJ 3249 3958

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Moray
  • Parish Mortlach
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Moray
  • Former County Banffshire

Archaeology Notes

NJ33NW 2 3249 3958.

(NJ 3249 3958) Bishop's Well (NR).

OS 6" map, (1938)

A holy well.

Name Book 1869.

A stone-lined well now known as Master's Well according to a nearby stone tablet dated 1900. The name Bishop's Well is no longer known locally.

Re-surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (N K B) 26 January 1967.

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