Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St David's Well, Weem
Grid reference
NN 842 499 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
284200 749900
Latitude
56.62673240359048
Longitude
-3.8877017902486273
Altitude (metres)
220
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Weem, parish (0.12 miles)
Balhomais, Dull (1.22 miles)
Killiechassie, eccles. Weem (1.32 miles)
Killiechassie, settlement, Weem (1.32 miles)
Kammer-awnan, setlement, Dull (2.06 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A well at the foot of a cliff, high on the cliffs above the village and kirk of Weem. The dedicatee seems to be Sir David Menzies (1377-1449), the laird who became a Cistercian monk, and eventually rector of the parish.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Weem, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St David's Well
Head name
St David's Well
Place
St David's Well, Weem
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 David's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt David's Well Head nameSt David's Well PlaceSt David's Well, Weem 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
David (ns) (certain)
David Menzies of Weem (probable)
David of Scotland (doubtful)
David, king and psalmist (doubtful)
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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