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Pitkeathly Wells

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47: 31: 54: 431:, which were known in the 19th century as the East, the West, the Spout, the Dunbarny, and the Southpark. The wells had been used for restorative properties by the local community, but in 1772 the scientific community started investigating them. A scholar from Glasgow discovered that the water contained quantities of 220: 286: 670: 465:
took over the springs in 1910 and subsequently bottled the water in a plant employing thirty people. In 1927, a disastrous fire ended the bottling operation. The mineral spa was closed in 1949.
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took over bottling the water, however, they shut down production after a fire.
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Pitkeathly, historically known as Pitcaithly, is situated north of the
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The hamlet has five main wells which produce Pitkeathly
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Pitkeathly Wells is located in Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross
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