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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CHANT WELL | Chant Well Chant Well |
Alex [Alexander] Robertson (Halbeath) David Dow (Keirsbeath) |
035 | [Situation] 25 chains NNE [North North East] of Halbeath. A good spring well on the farm of Hallhouse. This is an old established name and it appears its orig [origin] was owing to the manner in which the water gushed out, having a kind of rumbling noise. latterly the noise has cease in Consequence of the land about the well having been drained. |
WATERHEAD (In Ruins) | Waterhead (in ruins) Waterhead (in ruins) |
David Goodall (Hallhouse) David Dow (Keirsbeath) |
035 | [Situation] ¼ mile NE [North East] of Halbeath. Two rows of houses now in ruins, formerly occupied by Colliers belonging to the Hallbeath Colliery. They are on the farm of Hallhouse. |
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