Building record MAB13199 - MALSACH WELL
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Summary
Well which had a reputation as a healing shrine, depicted on the OS 1st edition map.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5544 3186 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ53SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Kennethmont |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Well which had a reputation as a healing shrine, depicted on the OS 1st edition map. OS site visit recorded that the well was located in a marshy area and partly underwater, and was featureless and may be a spring rather than a well. The well was a rag-well, believe to restore fertility in barren women and cure all manner of diseases in humans and animals. Votive offerings of pieces of clothing, buttons and small coins used to be left here before the twentieth century.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, NO46(1867) 9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
MORRIS, 1982, SCOTTISH HEALING WELLS, 28 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1157.
Author unknown, n.d., ABERDEEN JOURNAL N & Q, No1(1908) 68 (Bibliographic reference). SAB18.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ53SE1;
- NRHE Numlink: 17770;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ53SE0012;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17770 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Oct 21 2022 11:31AM
