Allanton Well, Brucefield Farm, Allanton Road, Allanton is a Grade C listed building in the North Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 6 August 1992.

Allanton Well, Brucefield Farm, Allanton Road, Allanton

WRENN ID
dark-minaret-holly
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
North Lanarkshire
Constituency
Airdrie and Shotts MP: Kenneth Stevenson (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
6 August 1992
OS grid reference
NS 841 575
Coordinates
55.79769, -3.84898
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Dated 1813, the Allanton Well is a small, semicircular wellhead situated at Brucefield Farm on Allanton Road, Allanton. The wellhead is constructed from ashlar sandstone, with the front faces treated with vermiculation. It features a half-hemispherical head and retains the remains of a lion mask pipe, inset with a semicircular plaque bearing a Latin inscription.

The inscription commemorates the death of Allan Stewarton, the founder of the Allanton estate, who participated in fighting against the English at the Battle of Morningside. Originally, the well was equipped with a cup and chain. Though now situated within woodland, the well originally stood on the route of the old estate toll road, which formed part of the main Edinburgh-Ayr road. This road was relocated north in 1817 following the creation of the artificial loch at Allanton House. The original Tollhouse was located at No 1 Church Road in Bonkle (see separate listing).

Local climate

Allanton Well, Brucefield Farm, Allanton Road, Allanton sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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