Well
Mary Rae's Well
Mary Rae's Well
Lady Ann's Well
Jenny's Well
Lady James Hay's Well
Lady James Hay's Well
1861
Well or Fountain in Stewart Park, Aberdeen
Mrs Jane(Jean)Taylor of Woodside bequeathed £500 'for a playground for the children of Woodside.' Mrs Taylor was the widow of Mr John Taylor, a grocer in Woodside. Land was acquired by the Aberdeen Town Council close to Hilton House at the request of the Woodside Commissioners when Woodside was incorporated into Aberdeen in 1891. The park opened in 1894.
Caroline's Well
"Caroline's Well"
In Happy Memory of
Arthur and Caroline Gordon of Ellon.
St Triduana's Well
Wall Fountain in Memory of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
1874
XCI (in centre panel)
ERECTED . BY
THE . PRINCESS . LOUISES . ARGYLLSHIRE . HIGHLANDERS (on plinth above the trough)
NE OBLIVISCARIS (on two outer panels around the water spouts)
Wall fountain in memory of over 300 women burned at the stake
THIS FOUNTAIN, DESIGNED BY JOHN DUNCAN, R.S.A.
IS NEAR THE SITE ON WHICH MANY WITCHES WERE
BURNED AT THE STAKE. THE WICKED HEAD AND SERENE
HEAD SIGNIFY THAT SOME USED THEIR EXCEPTIONAL
KNOWLEDGE FOR EVIL PURPOSES WHILE OTHERS WERE MISUNDERSTOOD AND WISHED THEIR KIND NOTHING
BUT GOOD. THE SERPENT HAS THE DUAL SIGNIFICANCE
OF EVIL AND WISDOM. THE FOXGLOVE SPRAY FURTHER
EMPHASISES THE DUAL PURPOSE OF MANY COMMON OBJECTS.
The fountain on the west wall of the former Castlehill Reservoir (which served the castle with water from Comiston Springs), facing Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, commemorates these women and was designed by John Duncan, R.S.A. It is near the site on which many of these women were burned at the stake.
This plaque accompanies the fountain and explains the symbolism on the fountain. The two heads, one apparently evil, the other calm signify that some used their knowledge and alleged powers for evil purposes while others used their talents for good. This duality is emphasized by the inclusion of a serpent and the foxglove plant (a name for which is witches' gloves) which have positive and negative connotations in relation to having the potential to heal and poison, for good and evil.
Well commemorating Agnes Broun, mother of Robert Burns
The Well restored in 1932.
Drink of the pure crystals and not only be ye succoured but also refreshed in the mind
1732 Agnes Broun 1820
To the mortal and immortal memory and in noble tribute to her who not only gave a son to Scotland but to the whole world and whose own doctrines he preached to humanity that we may learn
In addition to the memorial well to Agnes Broun there is a memorial plaque near-by, and her gravestone is in the Bolton parish kirkyard which lies 1.6 miles to the West of the well.