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Condition Survey
Date 12 March 2018 - 15 April 2018
Event ID 1125700
Category Recording
Type Condition Survey
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1125700
The remains of this well were described by Alexander (1997). The site comprises a large rounded boulder c. 1.5m long, 1m wide and 0.9m high below which there is a stone bowl c. 0.5m in diameter and 0.4m high fed by a small lead pipe protruding from underneath the boulder. The well appears to have dried up and no trace was found of the earlier stone arch. A length of track which leads up to the boulder and around its north-eastern side may have been the access track to St Anthony’s Chapel. It is defined by a length of stone kerbing c. 58m long, 0.6m wide and 0.1 - 0.2m wide. The track is crossed by two cross ridges, or steps, 27m and 44m from the west end. At the east end there are a set of 33 worn steps, each consisting of 3 - 5 flat stones, leading up and around the well. The date of this trackway and steps is unknown but it seems to be suffering from heavy use.
The 2018 CFA Archaeology Ltd condition survey found the site as previously described. Two rectangular holes cut into the front the large boulder above the ‘font’ stone were also noted. The holes are 2.5cm by 5cm and the right one has the remains of a metal fitting. The left one appeared empty. These holes were for the attaching a chains for drinking cups to the stone. A postcard written on April 13th 1914 in the ‘Knox Series’ by William J Hay shows the well with the chains and cups (Europeana Foundation 2018).
Information from Graeme Carruthers (CFA Archaeology Ltd) July 2018. OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-317194, no.38
Alexander 1997; Europeana Foundation 2018.
