Aberdeenshire HER - NJ91NW0018 - BETTERAL WELL

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Primary Reference	NJ91NW0018
Name	BETTERAL WELL
NRHE Card No.	NJ91NW2
NRHE Numlink	20308
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Unlocated
Details	Site of a well which is said to have stood on the estate of Kingseat. King Malcolm Canmore was said to have sat on a stone (NJ91NW0017) to drink the water from the well. The name of the well is said to be a corruption of 'Better-than-ale well'. There is now no trace of King Seat. On the site of Betteral Well, there is a modern well on concrete with a metal cover, and three other similar structures in the same field.
Last Update	11/01/2019
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

Google Map for NJ91NW0018

National Grid Reference: NJ 9000 1900

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
WELLS		SITE OF	A	100