Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fillan's Well, Houston
Grid reference
NS 384 689 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
238400 668900
Latitude
55.886116282679964
Longitude
-4.584063088127266
Altitude (metres)
100
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
St Fillan's Seat, Houston (0.06 miles)
Killellan, former parish, in Houston RNF (0.12 miles)
Killallan, settlement Houston (0.12 miles)
St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston (0.12 miles)
Barfillan, settlement Houston (0.75 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records the well, its healing power for sick children, and cloths left there until the minister had it filled with stones. This well is now used as a drinking place for cattle. Visited by OS (JD) 26 July 1955.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Houston, parish
Within Killellan, former parish, in Houston RNF (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Killallan, settlement Houston
Adjacent St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston
Adjacent St Fillan's Seat, Houston
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Fillan's Well
Head name
St Fillan's Well
Place
St Fillan's Well, Houston
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
Fillan’s Well 1791, OSA
Historic formFillan’s Well Head nameSt Fillan's Well PlaceSt Fillan's Well, Houston Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 1 p316 Date of citation1791 x 1791 Feature named in sourcespring |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Fillan's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fillan's Well Head nameSt Fillan's Well PlaceSt Fillan's Well, Houston 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
Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (certain)
Fillan of Strathfillan (certain)
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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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