Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Cuthbert's Well, Catrine, Sorn
Grid reference
NS 535 260 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
253500 626000
Latitude
55.50575660549223
Longitude
-4.319906469614843
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Cuthbert's Holm, Catrine, Sorn (0.14 miles)
Catrine, settlement, Sorn (0.33 miles)
Sorn, modern parish, aka Dalgain (1.03 miles)
Mauchline, parish (2.47 miles)
St Michael's Church, Mauchline (2.47 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Also a St Cuthbert's House, and reputedly chapel dedicated to him. NMRS indicates that the well was known locally, in relation to St Cuthbert's Chapel, in the mid-nineteenth century, but notes some doubt about its precise location. There is no trace of it now.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Cuthbert's Well
Head name
St Cuthbert's Well
Place
St Cuthbert's Well, Catrine, Sorn
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Cuthbert's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Cuthbert's Well Head nameSt Cuthbert's Well PlaceSt Cuthbert's Well, Catrine, Sorn 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
Cuthbert (ns) (certain)
Cuthbert of Melrose (certain)
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