Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mo-Bheathan's Bridge, Fowlis Wester
Grid reference
NN 933 283 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
293300 728300
Latitude
56.4349068644516
Longitude
-3.7305694316224813
Altitude (metres)
160
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Methven's Chapel, Fowlis Wester (0 miles)
St Mo-Bheathan's Well, Fowlis Wester (0.06 miles)
St Mo-Bheathain's Mill, Crieff (0.26 miles)
St Bean's Church, Fowlis Wester (2.69 miles)
Fowlis Wester, parish (2.69 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Bridge across the River Almond
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The bridge crosses the River Almond which is here the parish boundary between Fowlis Wester (south) and Crieff (north).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Crieff, parish
Within Crieff, parish
Within Fowlis Wester, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Methven's Chapel, Fowlis Wester
Adjacent St Mo-Bheathain's Mill, Crieff
Adjacent St Mo-Bheathan's Well, Fowlis Wester
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mo-Bheathan's Bridge
Head name
St Mo-Bheathan's Bridge
Place
St Mo-Bheathan's Bridge, Fowlis Wester
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
M'Bean's Bridge 1793, OSA
Historic formM'Bean's Bridge Head nameSt Mo-Bheathan's Bridge PlaceSt Mo-Bheathan's Bridge, Fowlis Wester Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Beoán, Mo Beóc, Do Beóc, Mo Beoán, Bean (ns) (certain)
Beanus (probable)
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