Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bernard's Well, Edinburgh St C.
Grid reference
NT 244 742 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
324400 674200
Latitude
55.95491117051504
Longitude
-3.2109053480606025
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Bernard's Crescent, Edinburgh St C. (0.12 miles)
St George's Well, Edinburgh, St Cuthbert's (0.12 miles)
St George's Church, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.25 miles)
St Bernard's Ward, Edinburgh St C. (0.28 miles)
St Andrew's Ward, Edinburgh St C. (0.39 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A well on the south bank of the Water of Leith, it was 'given this fancy name in 1760 when a stone casing was built round the medicinal spring that three Heriot's boys, it is said, had discovered some time before' (Harrison 1996, 213).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bernard's Well
Head name
St Bernard's Well
Place
St Bernard's Well, Edinburgh St C.
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 Bernard's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bernard's Well Head nameSt Bernard's Well PlaceSt Bernard's Well, Edinburgh St C. 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
Bernard (ns) (certain)
Bernard of Clairvaux (certain)
Place-name data
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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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