Drinking fountain
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Drinking fountain
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 10 Feb 2022
Standing beside the A875 close to the driveway into Balfron Parish Church. It dates from 1892 and bears the inscription: This fountain TOGETHER WITH A MEMORIAL HEADSTONE HAS BEEN ERECTED IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE LATE WILLIAM McCANDLISH F.R.C.S. BY 262 CONTRIBUTORIES TO WHOM AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY IN THE EXERCISE OF HIS MEDICAL SERVICES HE ENDEARED HIMSELF AS A PERSONAL FRIEND. HE DIED AFTER A RESIDENCE OF 17 YEARS IN THIS PARISH, UPON THE 12th DAY OF APRIL 1892, AGED 48 YEARS It is Category C listed http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB49009.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.07367
Longitude
-4.335444