What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Portmahomack, St Colman's Well as Holy Well (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Colman's Well is associated with St Colman, an early Christian saint linked to the Pictish monastery at Portmahomack on the Black Isle. The well was traditionally visited for its healing properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin, and reflects the broader Celtic Christian tradition of holy wells as sites of pilgrimage and spiritual healing.
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Places near here
Portmahomack, Well Street, Tarbat Parish ChurchChurch (20th Century) · 16 yd
Portmahomack Harbour Street FountainMemorial · 135 yd
PortmahomackChapel (medieval) - (post Medieval)(possible), Human Remains (medieval) - (post Medieval)(possible) · 156 yd
Portmahomack, Harbour StreetNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 180 yd
Portmahomack, Main StreetNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 256 yd
TarbatCross Slab (pictish), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish) · 487 yd
Tarbat Discovery CentreMuseum · 492 ydTarbat Parish ChurchGravestone (early Medieval) · 493 yd
Baptism WellSpring · 585 yd
Tarbat War MemorialMemorial · 614 yd
Rockfield Farm, Little Tarrel CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.6 mi
Tarrel CaveCave (period Unassigned) · 2.7 mi