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Finally found Fairy Well at HY2943212982. The Ring of Brodgar and knowes are in a large field with a quarry and such at the SW corner. From this corner a short fence forming a Y with it goes towards the loch and 5m from the base of the Y the well is well hidden by undergrowth at the edge of the steep bank here (about a fence post height). Scramble down onto the shore and look back at the 'cliff' face, watching your step as the ground is lumps and bumps and very squishy [so you don't notice your feet sinking in]. All the way up are large stones of varying shapes though at the moment the spring comes from a gap at the base. A man came walking his dog which lapped up the fresh water momentarily revealed. Not a very regular construction and it appears to have collapsed back - a few feet to the east several yards of the bank have been roughly faced with very large slabs etc. to hold the bank up. Removed as much veg as I could, not sure how it would stand wholesale removal in its present state.

Posted by wideford 3rd May 2010ce Edited 3rd May 2010ce

Comments (2)
This is exciting to read Wideford; when you said earlier you hadn't found the Fairy Well I thought perhaps it no longer existed, so congratulations on finding it. Its discovery sounded a little hazardous.	Posted by tjj 3rd May 2010ce
Good man! EDIT!!! Ah! I see you''ve uploaded pics - cheers, matey! :) G x	Posted by goffik 4th May 2010ce
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