OS1/11/19/58
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rottenrow Well | Rottenrow Well | William Logan Wellington Cottage Thomas Henderson Newton |
A Spring Well of artificial formation on the farm of Monkton, and a Short distance to the South East of Monkton House. It is sunk deep and built round with Stone and Lime until the same rises on the Level with the Surface. A Small village of houses formerly stood in the Same field in which this well is Situated and gave rise to the name. the village being Called Rotten Row, no vestige of this last now remains nor Can its site be pointed out. In the Statistical account of the Parish Page 280 this well is Called the Celebrated "Routing Well" "Said to predict a Storm" --- On the eve of A Storm of Wind, a rumbling noise is said to be herd in it on account of its being deeply Sunk And the wind Communicating with its Water from divers Coalpits in the Vicinity of it Causes the rumbling Sound mentioned in the above Account- |
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