Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrew's Well, Lismore & Appin
Grid reference
NM 858 427 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
185800 742700
Latitude
56.527533855080286
Longitude
-5.483221030558416
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Killandrist, eccl. Lismore & Appin (0 miles)
Killandrist, settlement Lismore & Appin (0.26 miles)
St Moluag's Cathedral, Lismore & Appin (0.51 miles)
Lismore & Appin, parish, aka Lismore (0.51 miles)
Cnoc Aingil, Lismore & Appin (0.81 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Immediately to the south there is a natural spring known as St Andrew's Well, protected by a canopy of dry-stone masonry (RCAHMS 1975) (NMRS)
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Killandrist, eccl. Lismore & Appin
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrew's Well
Head name
St Andrew's Well
Place
St Andrew's Well, Lismore & Appin
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Andrew's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Andrew's Well Head nameSt Andrew's Well PlaceSt Andrew's Well, Lismore & Appin 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.
Saints in this place-name
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
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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