Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mungo's Well, Penicuik
Grid reference
NT 236 599 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323600 659900
Latitude
55.82631532609464
Longitude
-3.219679299492661
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Penicuik, parish (0.06 miles)
St Mungo's Church, Penicuik (0.06 miles)
Glencorse, parish (2 miles)
Leadburn, settlement, Penicuik (2.8 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel, Penicuik (2.8 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
See NMRS (Canmore ID 51651) for description of the well, covered, but water can still be heard running into a cistern.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Penicuik, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mungo's Well
Head name
St Mungo's Well
Place
St Mungo's Well, Penicuik
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 1794, OSA
Historic formSt Mungo's well Head nameSt Mungo's Well PlaceSt Mungo's Well, Penicuik Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, x, 419 Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Mungo's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mungo's Well Head nameSt Mungo's Well PlaceSt Mungo's Well, Penicuik 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)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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