Bu of Orphir

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bu of Orphir as Architectural Fragment (period Unknown), Font (period Unknown). 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.

Bu of Orphir is a holy well associated with St. Orphir, a 6th-century Irish monk and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, who is said to have founded a church in Orkney. The site is traditionally linked to healing rituals and may have been used for baptism or purification, reflecting early Christian and pre-Christian water cult practices.