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Latitude: 55.0679 / 55°4'4"N
Longitude: -3.6101 / 3°36'36"W
OS Eastings: 297280
OS Northings: 576013
OS Grid: NX972760
Mapcode National: GBR 397V.72
Mapcode Global: WH5WJ.JW47
Plus Code: 9C7R399Q+5X
Entry Name: Fountain, High Street, Dumfries
Listing Name: High Street, Fountain
Listing Date: 6 March 1981
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 362751
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26214
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dumfries, High Street, Fountain
ID on this website: 200362751
Location: Dumfries
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Town: Dumfries
Electoral Ward: Nith
Traditional County: Dumfriesshire
Tagged with: Fountain
Iron fountain cast by Smith's Foundry, Glasgow, standing
within circular red ashlar basin. Erected 1882 under
supervision of - Crombie. 3 tiered circular conch-edged
basins diminishing in size, underside decorated with flowers
and leaves; 4 cherubs with fishes flank base of lowest
basin; dolphin supporters and Corinthianesque capital
above 2nd basin; stork supporters to small bowl under jet.
Replaces previous memorial erected 1850 to mark opening of
first gravitation water supply introduced by Bailie Crombie
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