Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mungo's Well, Kinnoir, Huntly
Grid reference
NJ 550 427 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
355000 842700
Latitude
57.47255099282143
Longitude
-2.7503842458690286
Altitude (metres)
150
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Hill of Mungo, Huntly (0.14 miles)
St John's Well, Huntly (0.19 miles)
Kinnoir, former parish, Huntly (0.48 miles)
St Margaret's Chapel, Catholic, Huntly (2.11 miles)
Huntly, modern parish (2.27 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In 1794 OSA recorded: 'In Kinore there is a hill called St. Mungo, on the W. side of which there is a spring issuing from it, called St. Mungo's Well, of no medicinal quality but what arises from superstitious credulity.' OS surveyors reported in 1961, 'The well, a spring, is situated in dense woodland, and lies at the foot of a short narrow cleft in the steep north westerly slopes of the Hill of Mungo. It is a small, shallow pool and is the source of a stream which flows in a westerly direction' (cited by NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Huntly, modern parish
Within Kinnoir, former parish, Huntly
Within Kinnoir, former parish, Huntly (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St John's Well, Huntly
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mungo's Well
Head name
St Mungo's Well
Place
St Mungo's Well, Kinnoir, Huntly
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 Mungo's Well 1794, OSA
Historic formSt Mungo's Well Head nameSt Mungo's Well PlaceSt Mungo's Well, Kinnoir, Huntly Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xi, 468 Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Mungo's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mungo's Well Head nameSt Mungo's Well PlaceSt Mungo's Well, Kinnoir, Huntly 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
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
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