Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Blains Well (formerly Tullibody), Alloa
Grid reference
NS 900 962 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
290000 696200
Latitude
56.14585903374631
Longitude
-3.7706821869984086
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Clackmannanshire
Nearby places
St Blane's Chapel, Alloa (0.4 miles)
St Serf's Well, Alva (0.97 miles)
St Serf's Church, Alva (1.06 miles)
Alva, parish (1.06 miles)
St Serf's Church, Tillicoultry (1.64 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The presence of a St Blane's Chapel in Suachie, in this area, suggests that Blains Well is indeed named after the saint.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Alloa, parish
Within Tullibody, former parish, Alloa (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Blane's Chapel, Alloa
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Blains Well
Head name
Blains Well
Place
Blains Well (formerly Tullibody), Alloa
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Blains Well 1799, RHP
Historic formBlains Well Head nameBlains Well PlaceBlains Well (formerly Tullibody), Alloa Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRHP, 221 |
Source code
RHP
Source title
Register House Plan
Blains Well 1799, RHP
Historic formBlains Well Head nameBlains Well PlaceBlains Well (formerly Tullibody), Alloa Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRHP, 221 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis code refers to maps and plans kept in the National Archives of Scotland, and serves as the first part of the shelf-mark of all such objects in the collection. |
Source code
RHP
Source title
Register House Plans
Notes
This code refers to maps and plans kept in the National Archives of Scotland, and serves as the first part of the shelf-mark of all such objects in the collection.
Saints in this place-name
Bláán (ns) (certain)
Bláán of Bute (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
