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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. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 5 - Parish of Bothwell, OS1/21/5
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Bothwell.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county
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 county of Lanark, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.