St. Trostans Well, Lower Westerdale
Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name St. Trostans Well, Lower Westerdale
Classification Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Tobar Trostan; Balantsionnach Farm
Canmore ID 8348
Site Number ND15SW 13
NGR ND 1217 5249
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8348
- Council Highland
- Parish Halkirk
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND15SW 13 1217 5249
For St Trostan's Chapel (ND 1269 5236), see ND15SW 17.
(ND 1217 5249) St Trostan's Well is situated a little NW of St Trostan's Chapel.
D Beaton 1909; F Knight 1933.
The well is now housed in a concrete tank, its water being used as the water supply to Balantsionnach farm.
Visited by OS (E G C) 15 April 1962.
(ND 1217 5249) Tobar Trostan (NR)
OS 6" map, (1963)
(ND 1217 5249) Tobar Trostan (NAT)
Well (NAT)
OS 25" map, (1967)
No change to the previous field report.
Visited by OS (J M) 12 November 1981
Well, St Trostan's. The well is situated NW of St Trostan's Chapel and is now housed in a concrete tank used to supply Balantsionnach Farm.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995.
