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St Kilda, Hirta, Tobar Na Gille
Spring (Period Unassigned)
Site Name St Kilda, Hirta, Tobar Na Gille
Classification Spring (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) St Brendan's Well
Canmore ID 9651
Site Number NF09NE 6
NGR NF 0977 9840
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9651
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF09NE 6 0977 9840.
(NF 0977 9840) Tobar na Gille (NAT)
OS 6"map, annotated by J Mathieson (1928)
Tobar na Gille or St Brendan's Well, an open spring, was once used by the St Kildans to seek a favourite wind to take them to Harris.
J Mathieson 1928.
A natural spring: no signs of it ever having been covered.
Visited by OS (J L D) 7 August 1967.
Desk Based Assessment (3 February 1966)
(NF 0977 9840) Tobar na Gille (NAT)
OS 6"map, annotated by J Mathieson (1928)
Tobar na Gille or St Brendan's Well, an open spring, was once used by the St Kildans to seek a favourite wind to take them to Harris
Information from OS (BRS) 3 February 1966
J Mathieson 1928.
Field Visit (7 August 1967)
A natural spring: no signs of it ever having been covered.
Visited by OS (J L D) 7 August 1967.
