Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Well, Rothesay
Grid reference
NS 086 637 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
208600 663700
Latitude
55.8285414556489
Longitude
-5.056207988146194
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Bute
Nearby places
Rothesay, parish (Bute) (0 miles)
Cill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay (0 miles)
Ladykirk, St Mary's Church, Rothesay (Bute) (0.06 miles)
Columshill, Rothesay (Bute) (0.56 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Rothesay (Bute) (0.71 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Within Rothesay, parish (Bute)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Well
Head name
St Mary's Well
Place
St Mary's Well, Rothesay
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 Mary's Well 1900, OS 6 inch 2nd revision
Historic formSt Mary's Well Head nameSt Mary's Well PlaceSt Mary's Well, Rothesay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch 2nd revision Date of citation1900 x 1948 |
Source code
OS 6 inch 2nd revision
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (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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