spittal English

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What does spittal mean?

spittal noun

— lands the revenues of which supported a hospital or the site of a hospital

— a house or place of refuge for the sick, especially one for patients with contagious diseases

— a shelter built along roads in 16th and 17th century Scotland as a shelter from wolf attacks

Spittal properNoun

— A hamlet near Fangfoss, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7652).

— A coastal village near Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0051).

— A hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX3657).

— A small village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4677).

— A place near Cardenden, Fife council area, Scotland, possibly a farm (OS grid ref NT2194).

— A hamlet in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND1654).

— A small suburb of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6060).

— A suburban area of Killearn, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5186).

— A village in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9723).