Monument record MHG5456 - Bhatagain, Eigg
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NM 4840 8569 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NM48NE |
Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
NM48NE 20 4840 8570.
There is a St Donan's Well in Eigg.
J M Mackinlay 1893
According to Mr MacKinnon there was once a well called St Donan's Well in the area centred NM 4840 8574, but there was no tradition attached to it. All that there is in the area is a marshy patch.
Visited by OS (AA) 9 May 1972
'Whatever may have been the case in Martin's time, there is no well now known as dedicated to St Donan, but one about a quarter of a mile W from the ruins of the chapel, known as the Well of St Donan's Altar, where tradition has it that he used to celebrated divine service.'
N MacPherson 1878
(The site described by OS (AA) is some 600 m NW of St Donan's Church - NM 48 NE/SE 19 - presumably he and MacPherson refer to the same well.)
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM