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These three metal buttons, three copper coins, five wire-headed pins and glass bead are all from the well on Inschadney in Loch Tay, near Kenmore in Perthshire, a former village deserted around 1800.

One of the coins is a George III farthing, dated 1806, the other two are difficult to identify but are probably 'turner' of between around 1632 and 1638.

Those who visited wells left votive gifts, often small coins, pins or nails. At some wells rags were left, which represented the person's illness or troubles. These wells were and are known as 'clootie' wells.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-213-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NO 66
• Date: 17th and 18th century
  
• Material: Copper
  Glass
  Metal
  Wire-headed
  Bead
  Button
  Coin
  Pin
  
• Dimensions: 18 mm Dia
  20 mm Dia
  20 mm Dia approx
  35 mm L
  
• What: Bead
  Button
  Coin
  Pin
  
• Subject: Jewellery: charms, amulets (NMAS Classification)
  Jewellery: charms, amulets (NMAS Classification)
  Jewellery: charms, amulets (NMAS Classification)
  Jewellery: charms, amulets (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Perthshire, Kenmore, Inschadney, Holy Well
  Scotland, Perthshire, Kenmore, Inschadney, Holy Well
  Scotland, Perthshire, Kenmore, Inschadney, Holy Well
  Scotland, Perthshire, Kenmore, Inschadney, Holy Well
  
• Event:
• Description: Three small copper coins, one a farthing of George III, dated 1806, the others unidentifiable, from the Holy Well, Inschadney, Kenmore, Perthshire
  Three metal buttons from the Holy Well, Inschadney, Kenmore, Perthshire
  Flattened spheroidal opalescent glass bead from the Holy Well, Inschadney, Kenmore, Perthshire
  Six small wire-headed pins, one missing, from the Holy Well, Inschadney, Kenmore, Perthshire
  
• References:
  • Gillies, W. A., 'Notes on Old Wells and a Stone Circle at Kenmore' in Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 59 (1924-5), pp 75-8 
  • Stevenson, R. B. K., 'Holy wells and coins' in Transactions of the Dumfries and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society 63 (1988), p 92 
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