Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Maidenwells, settlement Kinnoul
Grid reference
NO 164 262 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
316400 726200
Latitude
56.42070145845363
Longitude
-3.35537369883277
Altitude (metres)
145
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Virginhall, Kilspindie (0.64 miles)
Lady Well, well Kilspindie (2.28 miles)
St Martin's Abbey, St Martins (2.44 miles)
Kinfauns, parish (2.49 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Kinfauns (2.49 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Maidenwells
Head name
Maidenwells
Place
Maidenwells, settlement Kinnoul
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Maidenwell 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMaidenwell Head nameMaidenwells PlaceMaidenwells, settlement Kinnoul 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (maybe)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
