Monument record MHG8878 - St. Boniface's Well, Fortrose
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7236 5659 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH75NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ROSEMARKIE |
Map
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Full Description
St Boniface's Well (NR) OS 6" map, (1959)
Apparently a spring well, St.Boniface's Well contributes to the water supply of the town of Fortrose, other springs having been drained into it.
Name Book 1871.
St. Boniface's Well is as described above. A circular, stone-lined, structure 1.0m in diameter and 0.8m deep, built into the natural fall of the hill slope, where it is at ground level on the NW periphery and 0.5m high on the SE. Half of the covering slab remains, and the well has been refaced on the outside. A metal overflow pipe has been built into the SE side. Name confirmed.
Visited by OS (R B) 23 March 1966.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG3359 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 28, 19.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
