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Pitkeathly Wells

Field	Value
official_name	Pitkeathly Wells
country	Scotland
static_image_name	Cross Tower - geograph.org.uk - 69151.jpg
static_image_caption	Pitkeathly Wells
label_position	left
os_grid_reference	NO115178
edinburgh_distance_mi	40
edinburgh_direction	S
london_distance_mi	440
london_direction	SSE
coordinates
post_town	Perth
postcode_area	PH
postcode_district	PH2
dial_code	01738
unitary_scotland	Perth and Kinross
constituency_westminster	Ochil and South Perthshire
lieutenancy_scotland	Perth and Kinross
constituency_scottish_parliament	Perthshire South and Kinross-shire

Pitkeathly Wells (spelling variants: Pitcaithly, Pitceathly, Pitkethley, etc.) is a hamlet in the Perth and Kinross area of Scotland, famed for its mineral water. The water was recommended for health during the 19th century, and was bottled for sale, sometimes carbonated. In 1910, Schweppes took over bottling the water, however, they shut down production after a fire.

Hamlet

Pitkeathly, historically known as Pitcaithly, is situated north of the Ochil Hills, 2 mi southwest of Bridge of Earn. Pitcaithly Bannock, a kind of bannock quite similar to a shortbread, is named for the town.

Mineral water

The hamlet has five main wells which produce Pitkeathly mineral water, 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 calcium, salt, magnesium and limestone. There are records of people bathing in the springs going back to 1711. By 1876, the water was bottled and sent round the country, sometimes carbonated. In addition, the owner of the land, Mr Grant of Kilgraston, had opened a mineral spa at the springs, with accommodation for guests.

Schweppes 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.

References

(September 1876). "Guide to Pitkeathly Wells and Neighbourhood". Edinburgh Medical Journal.
"Overview of Pitkeathly Wells". The Editors of the Gazetteer for Scotland.
"Pitcaithly Bannock".
"Pitkeathly Perthshire".
(22 April 1876). "The Lancet". J. Onwhyn.
Wilson, John L.. "Pitkeathly Wells". Perthshire Diary.

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