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Falkirk, High Street, Cross Well
Water Pump (19th Century), Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Falkirk, High Street, Cross Well
Classification Water Pump (19th Century), Well (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 46774
Site Number NS87NE 34
NGR NS 88812 79902
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/46774
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Falkirk
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS87NE 34 88812 79902
Cross Well, a circular structure 12' 6" high, is dated 1817. The well was originally built in 1681, an imperfectly documented record stating that its original position was on the S side of the High Street and that it was subsequently moved to the N side before being finally rebuilt on its present site. The existing structure was no doubt copied from its predecessor, as the demi-lion finial resembles in a general way the much wasted remains of the demi-lion from the original well, now in Dollar Park Museum.
RCAHMS 1963, visited 1956.
