Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Madden's Well, Airlie
Grid reference
NO 317 519 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
331700 751900
Latitude
56.65403298275626
Longitude
-3.1141381358038793
Altitude (metres)
110
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Madden's, settlement, Airlie (0 miles)
St Maddan's Church, Airlie (0.35 miles)
Airlie, parish (0.35 miles)
Chapel of St John, Baikie, Airlie (0.83 miles)
Kingoldrum, parish (2.19 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Close to parish boundary between Airlie and Kingoldrum. Shown in Golthic script on OS 6 inch 1st edn.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Airlie, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Madden's, settlement, Airlie
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Madden's Well
Head name
St Madden's Well
Place
St Madden's Well, Airlie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Madden's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Madden's Well Head nameSt Madden's Well PlaceSt Madden's Well, Airlie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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