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Southern Water Fountain, Allanton

A Category B Listed Building in Edrom, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.781 / 55°46'51"N

Longitude: -2.2156 / 2°12'56"W

OS Eastings: 386575

OS Northings: 654207

OS Grid: NT865542

Mapcode National: GBR D1ZL.4H

Mapcode Global: WH9Y7.YY4L

Plus Code: 9C7VQQJM+9Q

Entry Name: Southern Water Fountain, Allanton

Listing Name: Allanton, Southern Water Fountain

Listing Date: 26 March 1997

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 391003

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB44466

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200391003

Location: Edrom

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: East Berwickshire

Parish: Edrom

Traditional County: Berwickshire

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Description

Dated 1875. Baroque cast-iron fountain set in a roughly squared and snecked sandstone wall with rounded coping. FOUNTAIN: shouldered, round-arched niche, with date embossed near top to back wall, and handle; basin beneath. Flamboyant upper surround with instrument- playing cherubs flanking in foliage and mask-head to centre above.

Statement of Interest

This is a fine example of the type and shows the wealth of the Blackadder estate and the surrounding region.

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