Battlefields & battle sites · Central Scotland
Johnny Blues Well
In or near Neilston.
Johnny Blues Well in Scotland Central, United Kingdom.
Stephen Sweeney — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Barrhead · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Johnny Blues Well is a registered historic battlefield in Scotland Central, United Kingdom. Britain's battlefields range from the medieval clashes of the Wars of the Roses to the Civil War sieges and the 1745 Jacobite Rising at Culloden — most are open landscapes with interpretive trails and battle-monument markers.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Johnny Blue's Wells (Scots: Johnny Blue Waal) (Barrhead Dialect) is a spring well in the back roads district in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Standing 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) high and 2.15 metres (7 ft 1 in) wide, it is a small former watering point between Neilston and Barrhead on Springfield Road.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
According to local tradition, Johnny Blue was a print maker in the dye works who walked past the well going home to Neilston and reputedly washed the blue dye off himself there. His real name was James Ferguson and he came from Gateside. Ferguson was also a poet, two of his poems appeared in Vale of Leven poet, Hugh Caldwell's 1903 collection as part of a brief flyting between the two writers {{Blockquote |text=<poem>"Johnnie Blue" wis a poet, Gateside his abode, His well's situated on Neilston back-road, An' over its waters he cast a great spell, That they'd a' be poets who drank oot the well.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.7870, -4.3964
- District
- East Renfrewshire
- Postcode
- G78 2FL
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Renfrewshire
- Nearest railway station
- Barrhead — 1.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q38251644 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Johnny Blues Well (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Johnny Blues Well?
- Johnny Blues Well is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G78 2FL).
- What is Johnny Blues Well?
- Johnny Blues Well in Scotland Central, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Johnny Blues Well?
- The nearest railway station is Barrhead, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode G78 2FL.
- Who owns Johnny Blues Well?
- Johnny Blues Well is owned by | url =.
- Is Johnny Blues Well free to visit?
- Yes, Johnny Blues Well is free to enter.
- How do I get to Johnny Blues Well?
- The nearest railway station is Barrhead, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G78 2FL.