Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Inan's Well, Beith
Grid reference
NS 371 554 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
237100 655400
Latitude
55.76449243194146
Longitude
-4.596736276772548
Altitude (metres)
165
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Inan's Chair, Beith (0.06 miles)
St Bridget's Chapel, Beith (1.43 miles)
St Bridget's Well, Beith (1.43 miles)
Beith, parish (1.7 miles)
Lochwinnoch, parish (2.5 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Mackinlay 1893, 79 cites Robert Love: 'At the base of the hill, and distant from [St Inan's Chair] some hundred yards, is a well called St Inan's Well, a double spring which issues from the rock at two points close by each other, and which is almost unapproachable in respect of its abundance and purity.' See also St Inan's Chair, Beith. The saint is said to hvae given his name to the local fair, Tinnan's Day.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Inan's Well
Head name
St Inan's Well
Place
St Inan's Well, Beith
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 Inan's Well 1911, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formSt Inan's Well Head nameSt Inan's Well PlaceSt Inan's Well, Beith Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch second edn. Date of citation1911 x 1911 |
Source code
OS 6 inch second edn.
Source title
OS 6 inch second edition
Saints in this place-name
Findbarr, Bairrfind, Bairre, Uinniau, Finnén etc (ns) ()
Finnian m. Cairpre of Moville ()
