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Castel Fraser Estate, Moses Well Drinking Fountain
Drinking Fountain (Period Unassigned), Well Head (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Castel Fraser Estate, Moses Well Drinking Fountain
Classification Drinking Fountain (Period Unassigned), Well Head (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 277716
Site Number NJ71SW 6.19
NGR NJ 72703 11934
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/277716
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Cluny
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ71SW 6.19 72622 12239
Photographed in 2005 as part of ongoing survey work at Castle Fraser.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO), October 2005
Field Visit (May 1996 - May 1996)
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
Photogrammetric Survey (26 May 2015)
A photogrammetric survey of the Moses Well was carried out in May 2015 by the National Trust for Scotland Archaeology Team.
Utilising some 160 images from around the structure a pointcloud containing over 2million points and a 3D mesh were generated using Agisoft Photoscan.
The results of the survey are to be made available internally for management and conservation purposes.
A full report and data will be archived.
Information from NTS (SCS) October 2015
