Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Well, Southend (Kintyre)
Grid reference
NR 720 040 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
172000 604000
Latitude
55.27723124926499
Longitude
-5.590213024258605
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmashenachan, ~eccles. SOE (Kintyre) (0.53 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Southend (Kintyre) (0.53 miles)
St Ninian's Lands, Southend, Kintyre (1.39 miles)
Kilmashenachan, settlement, SOE (Kintyre) (2.43 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles. SOE (Kintyre) (2.92 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In about 1630 it was recorded: 'There is in this Illand (Sanda) ane spring or fresh water well called St Ninians Well, and it doth recover severall men and women which doeth drink theroff, to their health againe' (Geog. Coll. ii, 187-8).
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Well
Head name
St Ninian's Well
Place
St Ninian's Well, Southend (Kintyre)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formSt. Ninians Well Head nameSt Ninian's Well PlaceSt Ninian's Well, Southend (Kintyre) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 187 Date of citation1630 x 1630 Feature named in sourcewell |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Saints in this place-name
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Ninian's Well, St Ninian's Well, Southend (Kintyre)
Same specific as St Ninian's Well, St Ninian's Well, Southend (Kintyre)
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