St Ninian's Well
Chapel (Medieval) (1485), Well (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name St Ninian's Well
Classification Chapel (Medieval) (1485), Well (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 35530
Site Number NO64SE 3
NGR NO 6592 4111
NGR Description NO 6592 4111 and NO 6587 4116
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/35530
- Council Angus
- Parish Arbroath And St Vigeans
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO64SE 3 6592 4111 and 6587 4116.
(NO 6592 4111) St. Ninian's Chapel (NR) (site of) (NAT)
(NO 6589 4116) St Ninian's Well (NR)
OS 6" map, (1970).
The supposed site of St Ninian's Chapel the exact site of which could not be indicated in 1859 (Name Book 1859) although it was known to have stood in this area; and the ends of several stone coffins were exposed when a road was driven through its burial ground towards the end of the 18th century (OSA 1794). It was consecrated in 1485.
St Ninian's Well was only a small hollow scooped out of rock but it had a reputation for curing various diseases.
D Miller 1860; I Bremnar.
No trace of St Ninian's Chapel or burial ground.
St Ninian's Well now consists of a metal pipe protruding from a rectangular stone slab which is set vertically into the slope of a grassy bank, and which bears the inscription 'St Ninian's Well'. There is still a slight flow of water from the pipe but the main flow has probably been directed to the 'Wishing Well' at NO 6588 4115.
Visited by OS (JLD) 16 June 1958.
