Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Finglassins Well, Kinglassie
Grid reference
NN 227 988 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
222700 798800
Latitude
57.046283001450064
Longitude
-4.923050291421173
County
Fife
Nearby places
Cill Donnain, eccl. Kilmonivaig (3.38 miles)
Kilfinnan Wood, Kilmonivaig (3.42 miles)
Kilfinnan, eccles., Kilmonivaig (3.63 miles)
Kilfinnan, settlement Kilmonivaig (3.63 miles)
Kilfinnan Burn, Kilmonivaig (3.89 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Accordinng to Watson (1926,320) the saint of Kinglassie is unknown. The spring is now piped into a trough. There are several boulders nearby but no dressed stone and it is doubtful if there was ever any structure here. It is known by both names (NMRS). For further discusssion see Taylor with Márkus i, 447-9.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kinglassie, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kinglassie, eccles. Kinglassie FIF
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Finglassins Well
Head name
Finglassins Well
Place
Finglassins Well, Kinglassie
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 Glass’s well 1792, OSA
Historic formSt Glass’s well Head nameFinglassins Well PlaceFinglassins Well, Kinglassie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 5 p501 Date of citation1792 x 1792 Feature named in sourcewell |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Finglassins Well 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formFinglassins Well Head nameFinglassins Well PlaceFinglassins Well, Kinglassie 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.
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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