Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Well, Falkland
Grid reference
NO 258 067 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325800 706700
Latitude
56.247098182848084
Longitude
-3.197516478058117
Altitude (metres)
120
County
Fife
Nearby places
Lady Well, well Falkland (0.06 miles)
Maryfield, settlement Kettle (1.3 miles)
Kettle, parish, aka Lathrisk (1.37 miles)
Church of St John and St Athernisc, Kettle (1.37 miles)
Falkland, parish (aka Kilgour) (2.41 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NSA ix, 938 recorded in 1845 that 'The ground on which the manse is erected was anciently part of the property of the Order of Knights Templars; and a copious spring of excellent water at the manse is still named St John's Well'. NMRS says there is no trace on the surface of this well, but the water is piped and supplies the manse. THe name is still known (1968).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Well
Head name
St John's Well
Place
St John's Well, Falkland
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 John's Well 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Well Head nameSt John's Well PlaceSt John's Well, Falkland 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
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (probable) Associated with Templelands.
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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