Bishop's Well, Spynie
Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Bishop's Well, Spynie
Classification Well (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 82692
Site Number NJ26NW 52
NGR NJ 22974 65858
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/82692
- Council Moray
- Parish Spynie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ26NW 52 22974 65858
(NJ 2297 6585) Bishop's Well [NAT]
(Situated 100m W of Soynie Palace, NJ26NW 10.)
OS 6" map, 1970.
See also NJ26NW 10.
'A well with a copious flow of fresh water, well adapted for domestic use. The authorities [Mr J A Cooper, Spynie and L Burgess, Bishopsmill] state that the name is of modern appellation.'
Name Book, Morayshire 1868.
Listed among 'holy wells' which have not had... individual dedications.
J R Walker 1883.
Bishop's Well [NAT]
OS (GIS) MasterMap, May 2010.
Field Visit (December 2017)
NJ 23091 65852 A walkover survey and topographic survey were carried out, December 2017, within the grounds of Spynie Palace, as part of the Minor Archaeological Services Call-Off Contract, to assess the impact of felling elm trees in the woodland within the palace grounds. Eight monuments associated with the historical use of the palace and grounds were identified and recorded.
Archive: NRHE (intended). Report: Moray HER
Funder: Historic Environment Scotland
Mark Bell – CFA Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES Volume 19)
