St Mary's Well, Ordiquhill
Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name St Mary's Well, Ordiquhill
Classification Holy Well (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Auldtown
Canmore ID 17889
Site Number NJ55NE 3
NGR NJ 5721 5554
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17889
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Ordiquhill
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Banffshire
NJ55NE 3 5721 5554.
(NJ 5721 5554) St Mary's Well (NR) (Covered)
OS 6" map, Banffshire, 1st ed., (1867)
A copious spring, said to have been a holy well, and resorted to by the sick.
Name Book 1866.
This covered well is surrounded by a stone wall and is well-preserved. The name, 'St Mary's Well' was confirmed by the farmer at nearby Auldtown. Resurveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (JTT) 17 September 1964.
No change.
Visited by OS (RL) 16 January 1968.
