Chalybeate Well is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 18 August 1972.

Chalybeate Well

WRENN ID
north-rubblework-torch
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
18 August 1972
OS grid reference
NO 719 700
Coordinates
56.82073, -2.46092
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Chalybeate Well, located within the grounds of Johnston Lodge, is a small, classically styled well-head niche. It is flanked by pilasters decorated with fluting and panelling, and features a pediment adorned with carved face finials. The well is likely to date from the late 18th century.

Local climate

Chalybeate Well receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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