Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Rood Well, Dunbar, Stenton
Grid reference
NT 623 744 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
362300 674400
Latitude
55.96117730510067
Longitude
-2.6039359220514267
Altitude (metres)
95
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
St Cuthbert's Well, Stenton (1.08 miles)
Stenton, modern parish, aka Pitcox (1.22 miles)
Whittingehame, parish (1.74 miles)
St Oswald's Church, Whittingehame (2.06 miles)
St Baldred's Whirl, Prestonkirk (2.81 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The well lies on the side of a road, formerly a path (OS 6 inch) 200 metres north-east of the parish kirk.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dunbar, parish (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Rood Well
Head name
Rood Well
Place
Rood Well, Dunbar, Stenton
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
Rude Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formRude Well Head nameRood Well PlaceRood Well, Dunbar, Stenton 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.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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