Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mackessog's Well, Auchterarder
Grid reference
NN 950 137 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
295000 713700
Latitude
56.30416186952423
Longitude
-3.6971718501678263
Altitude (metres)
70
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Mackessog's Church, Auchterarder (0.22 miles)
Auchterarder, parish (0.22 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Auchterarder (1.61 miles)
Lady Well, well, Auchterarder (1.61 miles)
St Cattan's Church, Aberuthven Auchterarder (1.67 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records: in 1899 it was said that 'until recent times it was resorted to fo healing'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Auchterarder, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mackessog's Well
Head name
St Mackessog's Well
Place
St Mackessog's Well, Auchterarder
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 Mackessog's Well 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mackessog's Well Head nameSt Mackessog's Well PlaceSt Mackessog's Well, Auchterarder 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
Kessog, Mo Chessóc (ns) (certain)
Kessog (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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