Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mungo's Well, Mid Calder
Grid reference
NT 071 674 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
307100 667400
Latitude
55.890794527685344
Longitude
-3.485570208614706
Altitude (metres)
95
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Mid Calder, parish, aka Calder Comitis (0.14 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, East Calder, Kirknewton (0.84 miles)
East Calder, former parish, Kirknewton (0.84 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Mid Calder (1.29 miles)
Lady Well, Livingston (1.53 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records (Canmore ID 49039) a ;'dry-stone built well, 1.2m in diameter ...on the slopes of an embankment, still contains water, and is now enclosed by a fence' (1974).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mungo's Well
Head name
St Mungo's Well
Place
St Mungo's Well, Mid Calder
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 Mungo's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mungo's Well Head nameSt Mungo's Well PlaceSt Mungo's Well, Mid Calder Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (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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