The Wells of St Kilda

St Kilda had springs of its own with special powers. The Tobirnimbuadh, or spring of many virtues, was trusted above all for deafness and nervous disorders, and the Toberi-clerich was said never to turn brackish although the sea covered it twice a day. Nobody dared go to a well with empty hands: an offering had to be left for the spirit of the place, whether shells, pins, needles, pebbles, coins or rags.