Kilmaranock, St Ronan's Well
Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kilmaranock, St Ronan's Well
Classification Well (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) St Maronock's Well
Canmore ID 43436
Site Number NS48NW 2
NGR NS 4478 8764
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/43436
- Council West Dunbartonshire
- Parish Kilmaronock (Dumbarton)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Dumbarton
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS48NW 2 4478 8764
(NS 4478 8764) St Maronock's Well (NR)
OS 6" map, Dunbartonshire, 1st ed., (1860)
St Ronan's Well (NR)
OS 6" map, Dunbartonshire, 2nd ed., (1923)
An ancient well about a quarter-mile west of the parish church is known as St Marnock's Well. It is now enclosed in roughstone masonry, scarcely 2 feet deep and little more in diameter. The water is piped away to a nearby filter tank. The tutelary saint of the locality is St. Ronan, but he is confused with St Marnock by the writers of the parish accounts and his name has also been converted to St. Maronock.
Statistical Account (OSA) 1791; J Skene 1886-90; W J Watson 1926; A D Lacaille 1927; J Barrett, nd.
The well consists of a stone-lined pit, 2 feet long by 1 foot wide, and about 1 1/2 feet deep; the spring enters through a pipe on the south side.
Visited by OS (R D L), 16 January 1963.
