The Bonnie Wee Well (detail) &copy; Lairich Rig

NS4560 : The Bonnie Wee Well (detail)

taken 11 years ago, near to Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Great Britain

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The Bonnie Wee Well (detail)

For a view of the well as a whole, and for further information, see NS4560 : The Bonnie Wee Well.

The detail in the present photograph is a medallion bust of Hugh Macdonald. The surrounding text is a verse from "The Bonnie Wee Well", and reads:

The bonnie wee well on the breist o' the brae,
Where the hare steals to drink in the gloamin' sae gray,
Where the wild moorlan' birds dip their nebs and tak' wing,
And the lark weets his whistle ere mounting to sing.

Hugh Macdonald / Died 1860 / Erected 1883.

The Bonnie Wee Well

This well, erected in memory of the poet Hugh Macdonald (1817-1860), was inaugurated on the 8th of September, 1883.

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Grid Square: NS4560, 46 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Lairich Rig (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Monday, 28 February, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 18 March, 2011
Geographical Context: Water resources Historic sites and artefacts
Period (from Tags): 19th Century
Image Buckets ^?: Closeup
Person (from Tags): Hugh Macdonald
Sculptor (from Tags): John Mossman
Category: Well > Well (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NS 4573 6076 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:48.9230N 4:27.8163W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NS 4573 6077
View Direction: SOUTH (about 180 degrees)