Old wellhouse at Oxgangs
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Old wellhouse at Oxgangs
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 22 Sep 2017
A plaque on the opposite gable informs that this is an old wellhouse dating from around 1674, built as a cistern to collect water from springs in Comiston. It provided the city's first water supply.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.910859
Longitude
-3.217833