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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDAN'S WELL | Cardan's Well Cardan's Well |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Espline Letham Alexander Harper Schoolmaster Letham |
010 | [situation] About 1/4 of a mile E by S. [East by South] of the Village of Letham. A spring well in a field East of the village of Letham. The water of which was said to have cured Archbishop Hamilton of a dropsy while residing at Melville Tower. It derived its name from a Doctor Cardan who was attending the Archbishop at that time and who ordered him to go to the well each day and drink of the water. The original well is long since covered over and the field ploughed. The place marked on trace is where the first appearance of the water is see issuing from the well. It is only known to the inhabitants by the name of Carsos Well |
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22 Parish of Monimail Plan 10B Trace 8[Note] G. [German] Text.
[Quotation] "About a mile from the site of the old Church, there is a strong spring of very pure water, which is known by the name of Cardan's Well, so called from a celebrated physician, who is said with this water to have cured Hamilton Archbishop of St. Andrews, of Dropsy " etc. Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] Page 41.
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