Gansclet
Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Gansclet
Classification Well (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 270881
Site Number ND34SW 209
NGR ND 33491 44439
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270881
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND34SW 209 33491 44439
This disused well is situated in a field of pasture 125m WNW of Gansclet farmsteading. Rectangular on plan, the well is enclosed on all sides except the SSW by a drystone wall and measures 0.7m from NNE to SSW by 0.45m transversely and 0.55m in depth. Nothing is now visible of any roof or capping. The well is depicted on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1907, sheet xxix).
(YARROWS04 665)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 12 August 2004.
