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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINERAL WELL (Sulphureous) [nr Wallace's Cave] | Mineral Well Mineral Well Mineral Well |
Estate Map J. Blackie, Orbiston House James Rinnes, Bankhead |
012.09 | This well is famous in the Parish for its qualities. The smell as of rotten eggs is found when within a few yards of it. It is within a few links of the side of the Calder, which sometimes during floods, covers it over. Sulphureus, or Hepatic waters, owe their peculiarity to the existance of Sulphuratted hydrogen in a free state, or to the presence of easily decomposed sulphurets. The waters taste somewhat like the above. |
| WALLACE'S CAVE | Wallace's Cave Wallace's Cave Wallace's Cave Wallace's Cave |
Estate Map James Dick, Bellshill James Rinnes, Bankhead J. Smith Esqr. Factor |
012.09 | This is a natural cave in a whinstone rock overhanging the Calder. The entrance to the cave is got at by climbing the perpendicular rock for a distance of about 13 feet. Tradition gives it the name "Wallace's Cave" , from, according to the same authority, Wallace using it as a place of retreat. The name is known throughout the Parish. There were formerly works about here which belonged to a Company called the "Orbiston Company", & the workmen's houses were named "Babylon" , a name well known now and used in referring to the locality. |
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