St Mary's Well, Tobermory
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St Mary's Well, Tobermory
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 1 Apr 2010
The well gives its name to the town as 'Tobar Mhoire' [the well of Mary] is the Gaelic version of Tobermory. Sir Walter Scott visited the spot and described the well as 'rising in the middle of a swamp'.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.623013
Longitude
-6.07352