Building record MAB8708 - ST MARY'S WELL, ORTON
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Summary
St Mary's Well.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 15867
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 3239 5520 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ35NW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Rothes |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
St Mary's Well. It stands immediately outside the North-East wall of the burial ground and Mausoleum of St Mary's Chapel (NJ35NW0001). It is oval, and is constructed of stone, measuring 1.7 metres (5.6 feet) by 1 metre (3.3 feet). Built into the 1844 wall beside the well is a Gothic pointed-headed monument that protrudes above the wallhead, with a pointed-headed niche that contains one of the old stone vessels. There is the remnants of a chain attached to the corner of the vessel that would have been attached to a drinking cup. The well was believed to cure whooping cough and eye and joint diseases.
Period Notes
Associated with the medieval St Mary's Chapel. The monument is built into a wall constructed in 1844, but the date of the construction of the monument itself is unknown. Listed designation given on 09/11/1987.
Author unknown, , SCOTTISH NOTES AND QUERIES, VOL IX(1931) 157 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1839.
LANGMUIR, J, 1860, SPEYSIDE, 33-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1051.
GORDON, JFS, 1880, CHRONICLES OF KEITH, 60 (Bibliographic reference). SAB592.
MACKINTOSH, HB, 1924, PILGRIMAGES IN MORAY, 99-100 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1145.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, ROTHES 6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., SCALAN NEWS, no. 18, 9-12 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1741.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 15867;
- NMR Card Number: NJ35NW1;
- NRHE Numlink: 16883;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ35NW0030;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB15867 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/16883 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1051 Bibliographic reference: LANGMUIR, J. 1860. SPEYSIDE. 33-4.
- --- SAB1145 Bibliographic reference: MACKINTOSH, HB. 1924. PILGRIMAGES IN MORAY. Y. 99-100.
- --- SAB1741 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. SCALAN NEWS. no. 18, 9-12.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. ROTHES 6.
- --- SAB1839 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . SCOTTISH NOTES AND QUERIES. VOL IX(1931) 157.
- --- SAB592 Bibliographic reference: GORDON, JFS. 1880. CHRONICLES OF KEITH. 60.
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Record last edited
Aug 17 2017 1:48PM
