Monument record MHG7019 - St Ninian's Well

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Grid reference Centred NH 8953 5379 (4m by 4m)
Map sheet NH85SE
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish AULDEARN
Geographical Area NAIRN

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NH85SE 2 8952 5379.

St Ninian's Well, just within the dyke of Bognafuaran at the road leading to the Park, enjoyed great celebrity. (There was a chapel to St Ninian at Foynesfield, nearby - NH85SE 6). G Bain 1893.

St Ninian's Well, situated at NH 8952 5379, is now surmounted by a disused hand water-pump. Revised at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 16 November 1965.

(NH 895 253 78) Well (NAT) OS 25" map, Nairnshire, (c. 1900)

St Ninian's Well [NT] (covered) [NAT] OS 1:10,000 map, 1980.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Bain, G. 1893. History of Nairnshire. 2nd ed.. 122.
  • --- Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 08/2011. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Auldearn. Yes. Site 18.

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Record last edited

Sep 9 2011 3:23PM

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