Monument record 13 - TOBAR NAM BUAIDH, ST. KILDA
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NA 08650 00250 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NA00SE |
| Island | Hirta, St Kilda |
| Parish | HARRIS, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NA00SE 4 0865 0025.
(NA 08650025) Tobar Nam Buaidh (TU)
OS 6"map, anotated by J Mathieson (1928)
Tobar nam Buaidh (the wall of virtue) a holy well, the water from which was an alleged cure for deafness and nervous diseases. There was once a so-called altar nearby, where prayer was made. This has now disappeared but the well is protected by an erection of large stones and was used up to the exacvation (in 1930) (J Matieson 1928).
Covered by a stone structure in 1697 (M Martin 1934).
J Mathieson 1928; M Martin 1934.
A stone-built well-house, situated on the hill-slope, and measuring 1.5 x 1.8m and 1.5m high. Spring water still runs into a trough within the housing. There is no trace of the alleged 'altar'.
Visited by OS (J L D) 8 August 1967.
Martin Martin, 1695a, A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland c. 1695, 16 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5082.
J Mathieson, 1927-8, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 127 fig. 9 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5190.
Susan Bain, NTS (GUARD), 2002, Condition Survey of Structures in Gleann Mor (Bibliographic reference). SWE41081.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SWE41081 Bibliographic reference: Susan Bain, NTS (GUARD). 2002. Condition Survey of Structures in Gleann Mor.
- --- SWE5082 Bibliographic reference: Martin Martin. 1695a. A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland c. 1695. 4th. 16.
- --- SWE5190 Bibliographic reference: J Mathieson. 1927-8. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 62. 123-32. 127 fig. 9.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
