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High Street Wellhead plaque

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

The High Street Wellhead. The original wellhead or cistern in this position, probably of around 1675, had a chequered history. It was seriously damaged by a horse-drawn fire engine in January 1897 and rebuilt. The cisterns provided water from Comiston Springs via the Castlehill Reservoir for the inh

abitants of the old town. They became important meeting places where long queues formed. They fell into disuse in the 19th century when supplies to individual houses became possible. The wellhead was

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