Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Well, Kirkcaldy KDT
Grid reference
NT 284 922 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
328400 692200
Latitude
56.11723391809579
Longitude
-3.1516571597585043
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Fife
Nearby places
Kirkcaldy, former parish, KDT (0.4 miles)
St Bryce's Church, Kirkcaldy KDT (0.45 miles)
St Brycedale, land unit Kirkaldy & Dysart (0.53 miles)
Abbotshall, former parish KDT (0.98 miles)
St Serf's Church, Dysart KDT (1.2 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Canmore's entry reveals that it is known but no longer visible. It gives its name to the nearby modern street-name of Marywell (NT283923), and perhaps also to the street-names to the west of this, St Mary's Glebe, St Mary's Green, St Mary's Place.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dysart, former parish, Kirkcaldy & Dysart (formerly)
until 1220
Within Kirkcaldy & Dysart
Within Kirkcaldy, former parish, KDT (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Well
Head name
St Mary's Well
Place
St Mary's Well, Kirkcaldy KDT
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Mary's Well 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Well Head nameSt Mary's Well PlaceSt Mary's Well, Kirkcaldy KDT 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (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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