Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kate Well, well, Kiltearn
Grid reference
NH 590 654 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
259000 865400
Latitude
57.65663215555957
Longitude
-4.363355908291499
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Katewell, settlement, Kiltearn (0 miles)
Cnoc Thuradain, relief, Alness (1.16 miles)
Cladh Churadain, eccl., Alness (1.22 miles)
Kiltearn Beach, Kiltearn (1.49 miles)
Kiltearn, eccles. Kiltearn (1.55 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kiltearn, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Katewell, settlement, Kiltearn
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kate Well
Head name
Kate Well
Place
Kate Well, well, Kiltearn
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (maybe)
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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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
