Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Well, Stirling
Grid reference
NS 796 930 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
279600 693000
Latitude
56.11461049055668
Longitude
-3.9365437930025813
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
St Ninian's Chapel, St Ninians or Stirling (0 miles)
St Michael's Hill, Stirling (0.35 miles)
Tibirmasko, ~well, St Ninians or Stirling (0.37 miles)
St Mary's Land, Stirling (0.37 miles)
St James Hospital, Stirling (0.37 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The site is shown on OS 6 inch 1st edn, close to the parish boundary with St Ninians parish, and also close to a detached part of St Ninians within Stirling parish. It lies beside a place marked 'Washing Ho
Relationships with other parishes
Within Stirling, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Well
Head name
St Ninian's Well
Place
St Ninian's Well, Stirling
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Ninians Well 1820, Wood, Stirling
Historic formSt Ninians Well Head nameSt Ninian's Well PlaceSt Ninian's Well, Stirling Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWood, Stirling Date of citation1820 x 1820 Notes on the context of this place-nameA scanned image of this map is available on-line at www.nls.uk |
Source code
Wood, Stirling
Author
John Wood
Source title
Plan of the Town of Stirling
Year
1820
Notes
A scanned image of this map is available on-line at www.nls.uk
St Ninian's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ninian's Well Head nameSt Ninian's Well PlaceSt Ninian's Well, Stirling 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
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)