Monument record MHG33687 - Tobar a Bhaistidh, Portmahomack

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Grid reference Centred NH 9140 8393 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH98SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish TARBAT

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Well marked on 1st ed OS on the field wall line at this GR. By the time of the second edition marked site lay to N as on modern OS. <1>

The well is still evident, now sited to the N of the field line, enclosed by a rectangular wall comprising two courses of roughly dressed boulders, under a coping of concrete blocks. The site is gated and an interpretation plaque
proclaims it as the place where the first born sons of the chiefs of Clan MacKenzie are baptised. <2>

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  • <1> Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist.
  • <2> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: McCullagh, C and Wood, J. 07/2010. Loandhu to Portmahomack Water Main Renewal: Watching Brief. Highland Archaeology Services Ltd. 27/07/2010. Digital. Feature 38.

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Record last edited

Oct 27 2010 3:29PM

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