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Arbuthnott
Burial Ground (Medieval), Chapel (Medieval), Spring (Medieval)
Site Name Arbuthnott
Classification Burial Ground (Medieval), Chapel (Medieval), Spring (Medieval)
Canmore ID 36516
Site Number NO77SE 8
NGR NO 78659 74688
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/36516
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Arbuthnott
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Kincardineshire
NO77SE 8 7860 7468.
(NO 7860 7468) Chapel (NR) (Site of)
(NO 7862 7464) Chapel Well (NR) or Saint's Well (NR)
OS 6" map, (1959)
The traditional site of a chapel with its burial ground nearby, where the vegetation is always richer. The Chapel Well or, as it is better known, Saint's Well is a spring of clear water. No dedication is known, nor is any other information available.
Name Book 1864.
No further information regarding the chapel. Chapel Well (information from Viscount Arbuthnott, Arbuthnott House, by Laurenekirk) is a natural spring with a surround of dressed stones forming a basin, 0.4m square, situated on a steep brae.
Visited by OS (N K B) 7 December 1967.
Field Visit (October 1981)
Arbuthnott, Chapel and Burial-ground NO 786 746 NO77SE 8
There are no visible remains of a chapel and burial-ground said to have existed 1km WSW of Arbuthnott House.
RCAHMS 1982, visited October 1981
(Name Book, Kincardine, No. 1, p. 45)
Field Visit (8 June 1998)
NO77SE 8 7860 7468.
This well consists of a spring issuing from the hillside below the traditional site of the chapel. It comprises a single course of dressed stone forming the sides with a lintel and second course of stone over the top. The opening measures 0.2m in width and 0.4m in height.
T Holden and C Lowe (Headland Archaeology) 8 June 1998; NMRS MS 899/90, no.6
