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Scottag, Cater Tober
Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Scottag, Cater Tober
Classification Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 8733
Site Number ND25NE 3
NGR ND 2503 5700
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8733
- Council Highland
- Parish Watten
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND25NE 3 2503 5700.
(ND 2503 5700) Site of (NAT) Cater Tober (NR)
Supposed site of (NAT) St Catherine's Nunnery (NR)
OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1906)
St Catherine's Well was filled in long ago, but is said to have had healing properties. Traditionally a nunnery dedicated to St Catherine of Sienna stood here, but there are no traces nor any records.
Name Book 1871.
It is supposed that the nunnery of St Catherine stood here. The well called Kater-tobair is now dry.
D Beaton 1909.
No remains of the nunnery or well exist.
Visited by OS (R D L) 23 April 1963.
No change to the previous field report.
Visited by OS (J B) 18 March 1982.
