OS1/13/96/41
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOILING WELL (Dry) | Boiling Well (site of) Boiling Well (site of) |
Revd. [Reverend] Dr. Brewster Leven Mr. A. Wilson Blacketyside |
025 | [situation] About 1 1/4 Miles E.S.E [East South East] of the Mansion House of Durie This is the Site or basin of a remarkable well which is now dried up and has been for some time past owing to the working of Durie Colliery. It was remarkable for the Copiousness of its Spring & purity of its waters. |
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41[page no.] Parish of ScoonieNote - The basin of this well being Still undefaced the better form of writing the name on plan is with the explanatory term "Dry" underneath the name (in parenthesis).
"There are few springs of good water in the parish
"and only one deserving of notice. It rises in a sandy flat not far from the sea beach and
"has received the name of the boiling well from its bubbling appearance as it issues through
"the sand. The discharge from this spring is copious and the water of the purist quality but
"its distance from the town renders it of little use." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Fife. page 264
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