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Colonsay House, Tobar Oran

Cross(s) (early Medieval), Holy Well (early Medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Colonsay House, Tobar Oran as Cross(s) (early Medieval), Holy Well (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Tobar Oran, near Colonsay House, is a holy well traditionally associated with St. Oran, a 6th-century Irish monk and one of the early Christian saints of the Hebrides. The well was historically visited for its supposed healing properties, particularly for eye ailments and general purification.

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