What is recorded here
Inveraray Castle Estate, Bealach An Fhuarain, Well House stands as an 18th Century structure within Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The estate likely depended on this well for daily water, linking castle life to the practical needs of its people. Such a building suggests continuity, where human hands shaped stone to serve hunger, thirst and routine long before memory faded.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Inveraray Castle Estate, Bealach An Fhuarain, Well House as Well House (18th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The Well House at Inveraray Castle Estate was built in the 18th century, likely as part of the Inveraray Castle estate developed by the Duke of Argyll, a prominent member of the Campbell clan. It is remembered as an example of ancillary architecture associated with the broader historical and cultural significance of the Campbell estates in western Scotland.
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