Culross Abbey
Well (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Culross Abbey
Classification Well (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Ashes Farm, Monk's Well
Canmore ID 48043
Site Number NS98NE 3.03
NGR NS 9819 8677
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/48043
- Council Fife
- Parish Culross
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Dunfermline
- Former County Fife
NS98NE 3.03 9819 8677.
(NS 9819 8677) Monk's Well (NR)
OS 6"map, (1967)
Monk's Well, on Ashes farm, provided the water supply for Culross Abbey.
D Beveridge 1885; H Scott (Fasti Eccles Scot) 1915-61.
A large stone covering this well is inscribed "1667 Rebuilt 1893", but traces of the original date (1667) are still visible on the stone. The circular shaft, approximately 2.0m in diameter and 3.0m deep, is modern except for a short length near the bottom which appears to be of considerable age.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (M H) 10 July 1953.
An archaeological assessment and watching brief were undertaken along the route of the Longannet pipeline in May 1996. The desk-based assessment confirmed a series of sites within a 400m wide corridor, including:
NS 9819 8677 Monk?s Well
Sponsor: Penspen Environmental.
B Finlayson and D Alexander 1997
