Alternative Names Aberdeen, The Green, Drinking Fountain; Castlegate; 'The Mannie'; Well O' Spa
Site type FOUNTAIN
Canmore ID 76173
Site Number NJ90NW 232
NGR NJ 94404 06316
Council ABERDEEN, CITY OF
Parish ABERDEEN
Former Region GRAMPIAN
Former District CITY OF ABERDEEN
Former County ABERDEENSHIRE

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Archaeological Notes

NJ90NW 232 94404 06316

(Location cited as NJ 9441 0632). Fountain. Built 1710 by William Lindsay, overseer of Aberdeen's water supply. Taken down in 1841 when the Market Cross (NJ90NW 23) was moved further E. Erected at the Well o' Spa in 1850 and re-erected on the Castlegate in the 1960's or 1970's. (Formerly scheduled: descheduled 1981).
[Newspaper reference cited].
NMRS, MS/712/83.

Architectural Notes

NMRS REFERENCE
Fountain in the Green.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE
Aberdeen Public Library, Reference Department:
G. M. Fraser, The Green And Its Story.
Old Landmarks of Aberdeen.
Aberdeen in Bygone Days.
Photographs.