Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Patrick's Well, Morton
Grid reference
NX 872 949 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
287200 594900
Latitude
55.235349437750635
Longitude
-3.7740351267487298
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
St Michael's Church, Dalgarnock, Closeburn (0.83 miles)
Dalgarnock, former parish, Closeburn (0.83 miles)
St Ninian's Well, Dalgarnock, Closeburn (0.84 miles)
Keir, modern parish (1.38 miles)
Penpont, parish DMF (1.52 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS Name Book (1856) records that it has been here pre-Reformation times and 'it was customary during the last generation to have water from the well during dinner' (cited by NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Morton, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Patrick's Well
Head name
St Patrick's Well
Place
St Patrick's Well, Morton
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
Patrick's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPatrick's Well Head nameSt Patrick's Well PlaceSt Patrick's Well, Morton 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.
St Patrick's Well 1892, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formSt Patrick's Well Head nameSt Patrick's Well PlaceSt Patrick's Well, Morton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch second edn. Date of citation1892 x 1905 |
Source code
OS 6 inch second edn.
Source title
OS 6 inch second edition
Saints in this place-name
Pátraic, Patrick (ns) (certain)
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland (certain)
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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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