Spittal-on-Rule is a farm in the
council area {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot)
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of
Scottish Borders in
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
. 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.
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.
Notable residents
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William Veitch
William Veitch LL.D. (1794–1885) was a Scottish classical scholar.
Life
He was born in Spittal-on-Rule in Roxburghshire, his family being one of the three main farming families in the area. He attended school in Jedburgh then went to Edinburg ...
FRSE (1794-1885) classical scholar, was born and raised here.
References
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Villages in the Scottish Borders