Drinking Fountain, The Clachan, Balfron is a Grade C listed building in the Stirling local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 October 2002. Fountain.
Drinking Fountain, The Clachan, Balfron
- WRENN ID
- waiting-mortar-bittern
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Stirling
- Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan MP: Chris Kane (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 30 October 2002
- Type
- Fountain
- OS grid reference
- NS 547 892
- Coordinates
- 56.07372, -4.33542
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The drinking fountain located at The Clachan in Balfron dates back to 1892. It features a circular plan and is constructed from grey granite, with a pink granite bowl. The fountain has a moulded base set on a square plinth, which is integrated into a wide circular concrete step. The shaft of the fountain is inscribed with a dedication: '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'. The circular bowl is topped with a central post that has a moulded apex, although the end of the waterspout is missing.
Local climate
Drinking Fountain, The Clachan, Balfron sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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