Angus HER - NO64SE0003 - ST NINIAN'S CHAPEL AND WELL, WHITING NESS

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO64SE0003
Name	ST NINIAN'S CHAPEL AND WELL, WHITING NESS
NRHE Card No.	NO64SE3
NRHE Numlink	35530
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of a well and supposed site of a chapel. St Ninian's Chapel, consecrated in 1485, is thought to be near this location, although the exact site has not been identified. The ends of several stone coffins were exposed when a road was driven through its burial ground towards the end of the 18th century according the Old Statistical Account (1794). St Ninian's Well was only a small hollow scooped out of rock but it had a reputation for curing various diseases. When revisited by the OS in 1958, St Ninian's Well consisted of a metal pipe protruding from a rectangular stone slab which is set vertically into the slope of a grassy bank, and which bears the inscription 'St Ninian's Well'. The main flow of water was probably redirected to the 'Wishing Well' at NO 6588 4115. Site visit during coastal zone assessment survey carried out by SCAPE between February and March 2009 noted that this and the nearby Wishing Well were in poor condition.
Last Update	20/01/2022
Updated By	cpalmer

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Google Map for NO64SE0003

National Grid Reference: NO 6589 4114

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
2009	Field Survey

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
2	2009	Survey		SCAPE		HS

Artefact and Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
WELLS		REMAINS OF	E	100
CHURCHYARDS		SITE OF	B	100
COFFINS	STONE	SITE OF	C	100
WELLS	HOLY	SITE OF	D	100
CHAPELS		SITE OF	A	100