Document record MAB60753 - DROUSTIE'S WELL
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Summary
Site of a well called 'Droustie's Well', which is shown on both the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps and was described in 1860 as 'muddy from long disuse, and its name nearly unknown'.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 4433 8059 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO48SW |
| Civil Parish | Lochlee |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of a well called 'Droustie's Well', which is shown on both the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps and was described in 1860 as 'muddy from long disuse, and its name nearly unknown'. The name 'Droustie' is a corruption of St Drostan, to whom the parish church (see NO48SW0004) was dedicated. By 1967, when revisited by the OS, the well, still known locally by name, had been filled in and its site obliterated by rubble.
, (Photograph). SAB24857.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, Book No. 63, 58 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
JERVISE, A., 1882, HISTORY & TRADITIONS OF THE LAND OF THE LINDSAYS, 61 (2nd ed.) (Bibliographic reference). SAB901.
WATSON, WJ, 1926, CELTIC PLACE NAMES OF SCOTLAND, 318 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2004.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO48SW7;
- NRHE Numlink: 33953;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO48SW0007;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/33953 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. Book No. 63, 58.
- --- SAB2004 Bibliographic reference: WATSON, WJ. 1926. CELTIC PLACE NAMES OF SCOTLAND. N. 318.
- --- SAB24857 Photograph: . . .
- --- SAB901 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A.. 1882. HISTORY & TRADITIONS OF THE LAND OF THE LINDSAYS. N. 61 (2nd ed.).
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 26 2014 12:20PM
