Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kate's Well, Shotts
Grid reference
NS 841 630 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
284100 663000
Latitude
55.846292064836035
Longitude
-3.851288839574542
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
St Catherine's Chapel, Shotts (0.14 miles)
Shotts, modern parish (0.14 miles)
Tipperdavie, well Shotts (1.75 miles)
Ladylands, Shotts (2.36 miles)
Petersburn, settlement, New Monkland (4.3 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It lies at the NW edge of the churchyard of Shotts kirk, formerly St Catherine's Chapel, Shotts (q.v.). Immediately to the south is the 'Fair Ground' (OS 1:2,500, 1864) which is where 'Kate's Fair' was held.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Catherine's Chapel, Shotts
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kate's Well
Head name
Kate's Well
Place
Kate's Well, Shotts
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Kate's Well 1795, OSA
Historic formKate's Well Head nameKate's Well PlaceKate's Well, Shotts Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xv, 63 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Kate's Well 1864, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKate's Well Head nameKate's Well PlaceKate's Well, Shotts 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
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Siena (certain)
Place-name data
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