Monument record MHG6946 - Tortola Well

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Grid reference Centred NH 8716 5695 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH85NE
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish NAIRN
Geographical Area NAIRN

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Tortola Well (NAT) OS 6" map, Nairnshire, 1st ed., (1869)

Tortola Well (Site of) (NAT) OS 6" map, (1959)

Said to be a healing well. The name Tortola is said to derive from the island of Tortola in the West Indies. Name Book 1869.

No trace of well. At site is an overflow pipe for pond in grounds of Golfview Hotel. The name 'Tortola Well' no longer known locally.
Visited by OS (R L) 8 December 1970.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 6, 3.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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