Medieval holy well.


The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 shows the location of a chapel and burial ground at this location, formerly on Colby farm, together with the annotation, 'Site of St Nicholas' Chapel & Burial Ground', but makes no reference to a well or spring at the site.


The Manx Archaeological Survey (1915) only briefly describes the site, implying that neither the chapel nor the burial ground were visible, but notes the nearby presence to the south of Chibbyr Niglus (St Nicholas' Well) which was filled in 'having been desecrated by bloodshed'.


A Royal Commission field inspector was unable to locate the well on a subsequent visit in 1976. In the absence of an obvious site in the vicinity indicated by the Survey, LS Garrad (Manx Museum 1964-96) speculated that it might be that recorded at SC4428383932 in OS Field no. 1897 to the east of the site; this is shown on the OS map of 1867 with a path leading to it, which would appear unlikely given the tradition surrounding it.