Tour Scotland photograph of the Wellmeadow in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The Wellmeadow forms the principal public open space in the town, created in the triangular space between the main routes northward and across the River Ericht. The area was rich in springs and the name Wellmeadow is often cited to originate from St Ninian’s Well, the location of baptisms by the missionary in the fourth century. The Wellmeadow later became a stopping place for drovers en route to market in Crieff and Falkirk, and a mart continued to be held on the Wellmeadow until 1904 when a new mart was built in Rattray. The Wellmeadow was also the site of regular fairs.
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