Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Patrick's Well, Muthill
Grid reference
NN 778 174 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
277800 717400
Latitude
56.33326791839065
Longitude
-3.976727771865049
Altitude (metres)
175
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Patrick's Chapel, Blairinroar, Muthill (west) (0 miles)
St Patrick's, settlement Muthill (0.09 miles)
St Serf's Church, Tullichettle, Comrie (1.53 miles)
Tullichettle, former parish, Comrie (1.58 miles)
Comrie, parish (2.88 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS gives location, but cites evidence of 1995 that 'It was filled in by a farmer who had lost a lamb in it; the mound is visible and the lintel stone recognisable'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Muthill, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Patrick's Chapel, Blairinroar, Muthill (west)
Adjacent St Patrick's, settlement Muthill
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Patrick's Well
Head name
St Patrick's Well
Place
St Patrick's Well, Muthill
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Patrick's Well 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Patrick's Well Head nameSt Patrick's Well PlaceSt Patrick's Well, Muthill Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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
Pátraic, Patrick (ns) (certain)
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland (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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