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| 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 Scoonie
Note - 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
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 96 - Parishes of Kettle, Kennoway, Scoonie and Largo, OS1/13/96
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Kettle, Kennoway, Scoonie, and Largo.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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