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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIRTUE WELL [Chalybeate] | Vertor Well Vertor Well Vertor Well |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Taylor Westruther. Mr Gibson Westruther Mains. Mr James Allan, Westruther. |
021.02 | A spring of fresh water of a Chalybeate nature in "Harelaw Moor"; reputed to be efficacious in curing Scurvy and other cutainous diseases - and in former times was much resorted to, but it is now fallen into oblivion, except in the immediate vicinity. |
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[page] 51Parish of Westruther -- Sheet 21 No. 2. -- Trace 4 -- Described by J McDiarmid C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
[Note] -- The word Virtue is used as "Vertur" is only a local
or vulgar distinction.
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