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Martin Gemmell's avatar

I was going to tell you the Waxing Queen of Fauldhouse story I overheard on the train yesterday. She did her own armpits beard and moustache and now everyone wants her to do theirs. She said she’ll do anything north of the belly button Her pal asked her will you do my bikini line? I whispered to Sal I sincerely hope her bikini line is not north of her belly button. Instead I will tell you about Spittal St. and Soutra the third biggest medieval hospital in Scotland

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Lorna French's avatar

She must host all sorts of things in the zones south of the belly button. Maybe best not to think about that. Instead yes please more on the medieval hospitals…???

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Martin Gemmell's avatar

On Dere Street. The Roman Road from England there is a medieval hospital on Soutra Hill . Traces of Henbane can still be found in the ground. The monks put up travellers as well as tending to the dying. I once asked the ranger who was inserting religious pamphlets surreptitiously into crevices what the top two medieval hospitals were as Soutra us only third. Anyway heading west from the hospital the high valley is the most beautiful cycle. Near the end was a little hut I would have loved to stay in but they took out the chimney so it has gone down my list of hideaways

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Lorna French's avatar

Is this the same soutra that is also known as the A720? I see no hospitals. Maybe you’ve time slipped

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Martin Gemmell's avatar

Yes you turn off the main road and go up the hill a wee bit to Soutra Aisle. All that remains of the medieval hospital which was the third largest in Scotland.

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Lorna French's avatar

I have seen that sign and shall attend the abandoned medieval casualty dept when I next pass.

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Martin Gemmell's avatar

Waiting times similar to Borders General Hospital. Go round the back too as there is a sort of barred cell.

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