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NTS Recording Event
Date May 1996 - May 1996
Event ID 976347
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/976347
W002 Moses Well.
A turf-covered semi-circular barrel-vault with a square doorway at the west end. Door surround and other stonework in grey granite. Panels with biblical figures carved in deep relief to each side, said to have come from the Castle, and a segmental arc top inscription panel above the door: all in sandstone and severely eroded. First shown on 2nd Edition OS as a cistern.
To the west, close to the burn, is a spring flowing from a pipe within a carved triangular pediment, falling into a stone basin. Rubble stone behind the pediment and cobbles as paving around the basin, into which the water drops and overflows.
The burn flows under the South Drive in front of the spring via one of the simple stone bridges. A path from the drive leads to the spring, divides to 4 or 5 steps either side of the feature, and rejoins beyond the rubble stonework. Path and steps edged with random stones.
Although the cistern and spring or fountain have been described and photographed under the Study, no additional information regarding the date of their creation or of their purpose and relationship to other features in the water supply system at Castle Fraser has been found during research.
The front of the cistern and the spring feature are both artefacts of great interest and charm which require careful conservation.
(CAF96 W002) Information from (BNM) March 2014
