Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Dunstan's Well, Melrose
Grid reference
NT 543 339 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
354300 633900
Latitude
55.59657619797711
Longitude
-2.725290745435753
Altitude (metres)
90
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
St Dunstan's, settlement Melrose (0.14 miles)
St Johns, settlement Melrose (0.22 miles)
St Cuthberts, settlement Melrose (0.26 miles)
St William's Well, Melrose (0.31 miles)
St Mary's Abbey, Melrose (0.33 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Melrose, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Dunstan's Well
Head name
St Dunstan's Well
Place
St Dunstan's Well, Melrose
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 Dunstan's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Dunstan's Well Head nameSt Dunstan's Well PlaceSt Dunstan's Well, Melrose 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
Dunstan (ns) (certain)
Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury (certain)