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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOFFAT WELL (Sulphureous) | Moffat Well Moffat well Moffat Well |
Michael Johnstone Archbank Walter Johnstone Archbank John Bell Esq[Esq] Moffat |
016 | This Well to which Moffat owes its Celebrity, was discovered about two centuries ago by a daughter of Bishop Whiteford of Brechin. The well is enclosed in a plain stone building, near the Well stands a bare and rusty looking building, formerly used as a ball room, and sometimes also for public breakfasts, a neat Cottage for the Keeper of the Well completes the suite of buildings. The Well is the property of J J Hope Johnstone Esq[Esquire] It is under the care of Mr James Clark. |
| THE SNOUT | 016 |
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Page 53 Parish of Moffat Plan 16.3 Trace 6Moffat Well situation On the West bank of Birnock Water about 1/2 mile North East Gallow Hill
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