Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Well, Ashkirk
Grid reference
NT 463 219 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
346300 621900
Latitude
55.487934481380066
Longitude
-2.8499125066631423
Altitude (metres)
200
County
Selkirkshire
Nearby places
Ashkirk, eccl. (0.19 miles)
Ashkirk, parish (0.19 miles)
Bishop's Well, Ashkirk (0.25 miles)
Catherine's Plantation, Ashkirk (1.25 miles)
Ladywood Edge, Selkirk (2.76 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A short distance from the parisk kirk of Ashkirk, but (as yet) there is no direct evidence that Ninian was the patron of the parish kirk.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ashkirk, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Well
Head name
St Ninian's Well
Place
St Ninian's Well, Ashkirk
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 Ninian's Well 1863, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ninian's Well Head nameSt Ninian's Well PlaceSt Ninian's Well, Ashkirk Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
Place-name data
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