Cot Burn
Well (19th Century)
Site Name Cot Burn
Classification Well (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) New Holland
Canmore ID 306600
Site Number HY50SW 61
NGR HY 50140 03060
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/306600
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Holm
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
Orkney Smr Note (1999)
In a gently sloping field of not recently disturbed grassland, leading down to Cot Burn, are the remains of a possible well. An irregular water-filled depression, c.3 m E-W by 2 m, has been faced on its north and east by two large recumbent slabs, both bearing an inscription. The larger slab on the north side, c.1.3 m long, has the letters ‘WC’ carved on it. The east slab, which is mostly covered by turf, is inscribed with ‘WC COUTT’ and, just below the turf line, ‘NI’.
Information from Orkney SMR, 1999
