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Inverness, Bught Road, The General's Well
Well (19th Century)
Site Name Inverness, Bught Road, The General's Well
Classification Well (19th Century)
Canmore ID 345317
Site Number NH64SE 573
NGR NH 66076 43597
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/345317
- Council Highland
- Parish Inverness And Bona
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
External Reference
The General's Well, Inverness, is inscribed with the following:
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THE ORIGINAL LADLE WAS PROVIDED
IN 1872 BY
KENNETH MACKENZIE,
A NATIVE OF INVERNESS
BEFORE EMIGRATING TO AMERICA.
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THIS PLAQUE WAS GIVEN IN 1956 BY HIS SON
ROBERT K. MACKENZIE, CLEVELAND, OHIO.
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THE GENERAL'S WELL
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THIS WELL IS BELIEVED TO HAVE EARLY CHRISTIAN SIGNIFICANCE.
IT WAS NAMED AFTER GENERAL MACINTYRE WHO LIVED IN BUGHT
HOUSE WHICH WAS SITUATED NEARBY. HE USED TO DRINK THE SPRING
WATER EVERY DAY, BELIEVING THAT IT HAD HEALTH GIVING PROPERTIES.
A FISHING BEAT NEARBY ON THE RIVER IS CALLED THE MACINTYRE POOL.
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THIS PROJECT
WAS SUPPORTED & FUNDED BY THE BALLIFEARY COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Information from Martin Briscoe, 10th October 2014
