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|text='''Scotlandwell''' is a village in the parish of Portmoak in [[Kinross-shire]]. It lies to the east of Loch Leven, approximately four miles east of the county town, Kinross, and four miles west of Glenrothes in Fife.
|text='''Scotlandwell''' is a village in the parish of Portmoak in [[Kinross-shire]]. It lies to the east of Loch Leven, approximately four miles east of the county town, Kinross, and four miles west of Glenrothes in Fife.


The main historical features of Scotlandwell village are The Well and Wash House:  the village takes it name from the well. The curative waters that bubble up through the sandy ground were used by Red Friars who maintained a hospital in the village between 1250 and 1587.  Thousands of pilgrims came to Scotlandwell to take the water, the most famous perhaps being King Robert the Bruce who is alleged to have found a cure for leprosy here}}<noinclude>
The main historical features of Scotlandwell village are The Well and Wash House:  the village takes it name from the well. The curative waters that bubble up through the sandy ground were used by Red Friars who maintained a hospital in the village between 1250 and 1587.  Thousands of pilgrims came to Scotlandwell to take the water, the most famous perhaps being King Robert the Bruce who is alleged to have found a cure for leprosy here.}}<noinclude>{{FP data}}
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Scotlandwell, Kinross-shire

Scotlandwell

Scotlandwell is a village in the parish of Portmoak in Kinross-shire. It lies to the east of Loch Leven, approximately four miles east of the county town, Kinross, and four miles west of Glenrothes in Fife.

The main historical features of Scotlandwell village are The Well and Wash House: the village takes it name from the well. The curative waters that bubble up through the sandy ground were used by Red Friars who maintained a hospital in the village between 1250 and 1587. Thousands of pilgrims came to Scotlandwell to take the water, the most famous perhaps being King Robert the Bruce who is alleged to have found a cure for leprosy here. (Read more)