Aberdeenshire HER - NJ20NE0012 - TOBAR MACHAR WELL

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ20NE0012
Name	TOBAR MACHAR WELL
NMRS Card No.	NJ20NE2
NMRS Numlink	16285
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 1
Details	Well: pilgrimages used to be made to this well.
Last Update	21/07/2010

National Grid Reference: NJ 2809 0860

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

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

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
02093	EARLDOM OF MAR	WD SIMPSON	1949			ABERDEEN	150-1
02243	FASTI ECCLES SCOT	H SCOTT	1950		Y		557
01656	Ordnance Name Book					EDINBURGH	No81(1867) 136
01436	SCOTTISH HEALING WELLS		1982				29

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Strathdon
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Automated
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	373
Geology
Topography	Valley
Aspect 1	SE
Aspect 2	Closed
Current Land Use	Rough Grazing
Vegetation	Species poor dry rough grass: 50% or more of tufted hair grass, wavy hair grass, the bent grasses, mat grass, etc.
Soil Type
Hydrology	Y

Measurements

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Width
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Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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