Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Our Lady's Well, Whitekirk & Tyninghame
Grid reference
NT 598 816 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359800 681600
Latitude
56.02566796697701
Longitude
-2.645058392211224
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, Whitekirk (& Tyningham) (0 miles)
Whitekirk, former parish WTH (0.14 miles)
Whitekirk and Tyninghame, modern parish (0.14 miles)
Tyninghame, former parish, WTH (1.76 miles)
St Baldred's Cave, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (1.78 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
There is no trace of this once important well, which was once famed for its power to help barren women. NMRS records that a chapel and chantry were founded by Agnes, Countess of Dunbar, in 1295 to commemorate her recovery at a nearby well, and this may be the well referred to. Several miracles were reported, leading to the creation of a shrine here.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Whitekirk and Tyninghame, modern parish
Within Whitekirk, former parish WTH (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Our Lady's Well
Head name
Our Lady's Well
Place
Our Lady's Well, Whitekirk & Tyninghame
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Our Lady's Well 1854, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formOur Lady's Well Head nameOur Lady's Well PlaceOur Lady's Well, Whitekirk & Tyninghame 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)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
Place-name data
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