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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GRAY MARE | The Gray Mare | James Young Calderglen Andrew Aikenhead High Murray William Leggat Birniehill |
017.05 | This is a rock in the Centre of Calder near the farm house called Calderglen on which stands a small building about 10 links square called The Hermitage. |
| THE FAIRY WELL | The Fairy Well The Fairy Well The Fairy Well |
James Young Calderglen Andrew Aikenhead High Murray William Leggat Birniehill |
017.05 | This well is hewn out of a precipice rock on the left bank of the Calder near "The Hermitage". The water is clear as crystal and issues from a crevice in rock over the well is a slab of freestone with the following inscription. " If thy spirit is pure as this crystal spring Stranger drink its water and fearlessly fling The Tiny cup in the bright fairy well It's magic for thee has no fatal spell. But enchantment falls on all around Above below 'his hallow'd ground And truth lies hid in this mystlie well. With power each secret thought to tell. Then pause Stranger pause for if evil dwell. ---- The Fairy Well" |
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