Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mungo's Well, Currie
Grid reference
NT 183 677 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
318300 667700
Latitude
55.89551978086599
Longitude
-3.306616755482901
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Currie, parish (0.06 miles)
St Kentigern's Church, Currie (0.06 miles)
Colinton, formerly Hailes, parish (1.86 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Colinton (2.06 miles)
Dalmahoy, settlement, Ratho (2.54 miles)
Object Classification
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The location is 85 metres north of St Mungo's Church, Currie. NMRS records (Canmore ID 50275) the well in the centre of a marshy area, with a stream issuing.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Currie, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Kentigern's Church, Currie
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mungo's Well
Head name
St Mungo's Well
Place
St Mungo's Well, Currie
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Mungo's Well 1971, OS 1: 2,500
Historic formSt Mungo's Well Head nameSt Mungo's Well PlaceSt Mungo's Well, Currie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1: 2,500 Date of citation1971 x 1971 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis series of maps goes through several editions and revisions over time. References to these maps will give dates to identify which version of the map is being referred to. |
Source code
OS 1: 2,500
Source title
Ordnance Survey Map, 1:2,500 scale
Notes
This series of maps goes through several editions and revisions over time. References to these maps will give dates to identify which version of the map is being referred to.
Saints in this place-name
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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