Location
Well; sits beside the Firmounth Road, an old road over the hills to Glen Esk. Possibly of Celtic origin. Fungle, settlement Aboyne
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
OS Map Reference
NO 494 881
Description
Granite boulder marking the well, inscribed with the words "well beloved" and a cross in concentric circles. The well marks the boundary of the parish of Birse to the south. The laird of Glen Tanar Sir William Cuncliffe Brooks, Laird of Glen tanar who
died in 1900, had the words "well beloved" inscribed on the stone in the 19th century. There are many beautifully inscribed stones on the Glen Tanar estate, particularly at springs and wells, some poetic and some enigmatic in sentiment.
Related Information
St Colm's was a follower of St Ninian, around the 5th century.
The Glen Tanar Estate was originally a deer forest which was part of the Aboyne Castle Estate. In 1869 Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, a Manchester banker and MP, bought the estate from the 10th Marquis of Huntly. Brooks employed Thomas Mawson to layout the garden and estate, George Truefitt as architect, and 250 masons to construct the buildings, built of granite quarried locally.
Era
Various
Information Source
SMR , ref MORRIS, (1982) Scottish Healing Wells 47
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Creator
- Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, Designer
Photographer
- Anke Addy
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