Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrews Wells, settlement Kemback
Grid reference
NO 437 145 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
343700 714500
Latitude
56.31963278263433
Longitude
-2.9103389113434917
Altitude (metres)
145
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Andrews Well, well, Kemback (0 miles)
Kemback, parish (1.29 miles)
St Mary's Church, Dairsie (1.74 miles)
Dairsie, parish FIF (1.74 miles)
Ceres, parish (2.93 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the eastern boundary of Kemback, where it marches with Ceres parish, formerly where it marched with St Andrews parish (until 1621). A well in the garden, recently restored, is probably the eponymous well (visited by G. Markus and S. Taylor, 2009).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kemback, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrews Wells
Head name
St Andrews Wells
Place
St Andrews Wells, settlement Kemback
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Andrews Well 1865, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Andrews Well Head nameSt Andrews Wells PlaceSt Andrews Wells, settlement Kemback 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.
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