Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mark's Well, Old Monkland
Grid reference
NS 667 652 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
266700 665200
Latitude
55.861554215628416
Longitude
-4.130101000814563
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Mary's Well, Old Monkland (1.12 miles)
Maryston, Old Monkland (1.18 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Cambuslang (3.3 miles)
Old Monkland, parish, formerly Monkland (3.31 miles)
Cambuslang, parish (3.56 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Very close to the boundary of Old Monkland, where it marches with the parish of Shettleston (OS 6 inch 1st edn).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mark's Well
Head name
St Mark's Well
Place
St Mark's Well, Old Monkland
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Mark's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mark's Well Head nameSt Mark's Well PlaceSt Mark's Well, Old Monkland 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
Mark (ns) (certain)
Mark, evangelist (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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