Spittal-on-Rule

Spittal-on-Rule

Spittal-on-Rule

Human settlement in Scotland

Spittal-on-Rule is a farm in the council area of Scottish Borders in Scotland. As the name suggests it is situated on the river Rule Water, and the Spittal-on-Rule bridge crosses the Rule. More specifically, it lies where Rule Water meets the River Teviot.

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History

The name Spittal means 'hospital'; this was the location of a medieval leprosy hospital, as well as a chapel and graveyard. Before the existence of this hospital, the place was known as Rulemouth.[1]

Several old maps and documents suggest that the chapel was located directly above a well.[1]

Notable residents

References

  1. [1]
    "Spittal-on-Rule". Rulewater. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. [2]
    Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
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