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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANSE | Manse (Ph.) [Parish] | Revd [Reverend] Mr. Smith Mr. Liddle Teacher Ecclesmachan |
006 | [situation] East side of the village of Ecclesmachan. A comfortable dwelling house two Storeys high in good repair and Slated, with some offices a good garden and glebe attached, and Situated Contiguous to the Ph. [Parish] Church - it is the legal residence of the Ph. [Parish] Minister |
| BULLION WELL | Bullion Well Bullion Well Bullion Well Bullion Well |
Mr. Liddle Teacher Mr. Marshall Carpenter Ecclesmachan Fullarton's Gazeteer New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] |
006 | [situation] About 12 chains ENE [East North East] of the parish church of Ecclesmachan. A mineral Spring at the southern base of Tar Hill and immediately east of the Village of Ecclesmachan Invalids residing in its Vicinity resort to it for its medicinal properties - |
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[Page] 20Ecclesmachan Ph. [Parish] -- Sheet 6 -- Plan 10 -- Trace 1
[Notes]
"Near the manse is a mineral spring called the Bullion Well having the same properties as the mineral springs of Moffat" Fullarton's Gazeteer
"From the trap rocks of the Tar Hill issues a spring weakly impregnated with Sulphuretted hydrogen. It is called the Bullion Well and tho formerly visitted by invalids is now neglected". - New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] of Co. [County] Linlithgow page 110.
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