Building record MAB42045 - ST KIERAN'S WELL
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Summary
Well, now a fountain, dated 1860 and restored in 1982.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 50263
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8685 8685 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO88NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fetteresso |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Well, now a fountain, dated 1860 and restored in 1982. It is a rectangular-plan, pedimented structure enclosing a mineral well sited beneath the Glenury Railway Viaduct and erected on the site of the hole well of St Kieran (or St Caron), the patron saint of Fetteresso Parish. The structure is of pink and grey Peterhead granite and has a base course, flat cope, triangular pediment and flanking fielded piers. The east face has a small circular basin below a round-arched niche incorporating a scallop shell. An incised tablet in the tympanum is worded 'ST KIERAN'S WELL ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION AD 1860'. A small bronze plaque has been applied at the right, worded 'RESTORED BY STONEHAVEN AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MARCH 1982'. The water supply was restored in 1982, but has subsequently been severed.
Period Notes
Listed 23/03/2006. Erected in 1860 on the site of an earlier holy well and restored in 1982.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No10(1865) 204 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
WATSON, WJ, 1926, CELTIC PLACE NAMES OF SCOTLAND, 338 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2004.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 50263;
- NMR Card Number: NO88NE17;
- NRHE Numlink: 36895;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO88NE0083;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB50263 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36895 (trove.scot link)
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Record last edited
Oct 22 2020 10:13AM
