Edinburgh, High Street, Netherbow Wellhead
Well (17th Century), Well Head (17th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, High Street, Netherbow Wellhead
Classification Well (17th Century), Well Head (17th Century)
Canmore ID 52238
Site Number NT27SE 213
NGR NT 26082 73691
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52238
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
Field Visit (24 September 1999)
Two masks of bearded fauns with pointed ears and open mouths; one facing east, the other west, on a stone wellhead.
See inscription.
Inspected By : D. King
Inscriptions : On plaque on wellhead: THE NETHERBOW / WELLHEAD / THIS WELLHEAD OR CISTERN, IS THE / OLDEST OF THE SURVIVING CISTERNS, / DESIGNED BY SIR WILLIAM BRUCE, / SURVEYOR OF THE ROYAL WORKS, / AND FIRST BUILT BY ROBERT MYLNE, / KING'S MASTER MASON, IN AROUND / 1675. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REBUILT. / THE CISTERNS PROVIDED WATER / FROM COMISTON SPRINGS VIA THE / CASTLEHILL RESERVOIR FOR THE / INHABITANTS OF THE OLD TOWN. / THE NETHERBOW WELLHEAD WAS REPAIRED AND / RESTORED TO USE WITH A BASIN AND RUNNING / DRINKING WATER BY THE EDINBURGH OLD TOWN / RENEWAL TRUST AND LOTHIAN AND EDINBURGH / ENTERPRISE LIMITED IN 1997.
Signatures : None
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0754)
