Document record MAB58473 - ST PETER'S WELL
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Summary
Site of a chalybeate well, depicted on the OS 1st edition map.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9998 2357 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ92SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Foveran |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of a chalybeate well, depicted on the OS 1st edition map. An 1886 account states: 'A very fine spring strongly impregnated with iron. On the 2nd edition it is annotated as 'Site of'. OS site visit 1964 found so sign of it on the ground in what was then a ploughed field, although it was known locally that this well did exist. . It is supposed to have been named by the monks of Monkshome'.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No32(1866) 45 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ92SE4;
- NRHE Numlink: 20395;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ92SE0017;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20395 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No32(1866) 45.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jun 18 2020 3:56PM
