Ruthven, St Carol's Well
Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ruthven, St Carol's Well
Classification Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 17850
Site Number NJ54NW 5
NGR NJ 5108 4696
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17850
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Cairnie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ54NW 5 5108 4696
(NJ 5108 4696) St Carol's Well (NR)
OS 6" map, Aberdeenshire, 2nd ed., (1902)
A stone tank about 3ft square and about 18" in height let into the side of the hill. It has a sandy bottom. There is an iron pipe let into the front side to act as an overflow. The stone of the well is broken in many places and the whole is covered by grass and moss.
OS Reviser (RGC), 30 September 1955.
The well is as described above.
Visited by OS (EGC), 5 February 1964.
