
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records North Uist, Aird A' Mhorain as Cross Incised Rock (early Medieval), Holy Well (medieval), Natural Feature (nil Antiquity). 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.
Linked to Saint Mhoran, the holy well at Aird A' Mhorain was traditionally associated with healing and fertility rituals. Local folklore suggests that the well was visited by women seeking to conceive or ensure safe childbirth, often leaving offerings of coins or ribbons at the site.
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Places near here
Cross carved into rockChurch, cross or graveyard · 13 yd
Cross carved into rock (close-up)Church, cross or graveyard · 27 yd
Aird A' MhorainMidden (period Unassigned) · 112 yd
Beach South of Aird a' MhorainBeach · 208 yd
Mol nan EasgannBeach / strand · 751 yd
Rubha CaolHeadland · 807 yd
Eilean a' MhòrainIslet · 1128 yd
Corran Àird a' MhòrainHeadland · 1.2 mi
OrasaighIsland · 1.8 mi
Mullach MòrMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
BorerayHuman Remains (prehistoric)(possible), Short Cist (prehistoric)(possible) · 2.1 mi
Cemetery, Clachan ShanndaChurch, cross or graveyard · 2.8 miOther information
Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0