Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fillan's Well, Largs
Grid reference
NS 195 638 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
219500 663800
Latitude
55.83363687260236
Longitude
-4.882481893114851
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Fillan's Chapel, Largs (0.06 miles)
St Fillan's House, Largs (0.14 miles)
St Fillan's Bridge, Largs (0.26 miles)
St Columba's Church, Largs (2.77 miles)
Largs, parish (2.77 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Largs, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjoined to St Fillan's Bridge, Largs
Adjacent St Fillan's Chapel, Largs
95 metres
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Fillan's Well
Head name
St Fillan's Well
Place
St Fillan's Well, Largs
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
Phillanswill 1654, Blaeu
Historic formPhillanswill Head nameSt Fillan's Well PlaceSt Fillan's Well, Largs Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Cunninghame Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
St Fillan's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fillan's Well Head nameSt Fillan's Well PlaceSt Fillan's Well, Largs 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 m. Oengusa (certain)
Fillan of Strathfillan (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Fillan's Chapel, St Fillan's Chapel, Largs