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near Ruthwell, the home of his maternal aunt. During these visits he would often call to see "Uncle" Henry Duncan at the manse. M'Cheyne's parents were born in this part of Scotland.
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west of the village of Ruthwell. This well, stained reddish by the high levels of iron salts in the water, is the place where Scottish poet
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in the United Kingdom, now in Ruthwell church, which had been broken up in the
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hoped to cure his final illness by drinking the iron-rich water.
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Ruthwell is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
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Dumfries and Galloway
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Dumfries
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Scotland
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Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
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