Aljub de la Font Santa explained

Font Santa's Well
Native Name:Aljub de la Font Santa
Native Name Lang:ca
Building Type:Rainwater storage well
Client:Juries of Campos
Owner:Catalan; Valencian: [[Ajuntament de Campos]]
Address:Campos
Location Country:Majorca, Spain
Start Date:1671

Catalan; Valencian: Aljub de la Font Santa ("Font Santa's Well", also known as Catalan; Valencian: Aljub des banyos or Catalan; Valencian: Aljub de Cas Donat[1]) is an historic building, housing a rainwater storage well, in the municipality of Campos, Majorca. It was built in 1671–1673, during the restoration of the adjacent Church of Catalan; Valencian: Saint Joan de la Font Santa, by remodelling the bathing room of a house known as Catalan; Valencian: Ca's Donat.

It used a double filter system and delivered water to external and internal wash basins, as well as drinking troughs for animals.

It had a capacity of 400000l and was in use until the late nineteenth century.

Restoration

The well was restored in 2007–2009. A stone plaque affixed to it states:

Notes and References

  1. Information Board, Ajuntament de Campos