Edinburgh, Grange, Grange Loan, Penny Well
Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Grange, Grange Loan, Penny Well
Classification Well (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 52492
Site Number NT27SE 442
NGR NT 26365 71778
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52492
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 442 2636 7177
The Penny Well belonged to the manor house of Grange (NT27SE 79). It is traditionally said to be a holy well, associated with the convent of Sciennes (NT27SE 92), its water having curative power. It was restored by Sir Thomas Dick Lauder of Grange House, but about 1870 its water ceased to flow, and the well again fell into disrepair. Digging in 1887 uncovered the original trough of the well at a depth of 5ft. The well itself was again restored c. 1892, the town water supply being substituted for the original spring.
J S Smith 1898.
