Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St David's Well, Edinburgh Canongate
Grid reference
NT 271 727 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
327100 672700
Latitude
55.941852483211726
Longitude
-3.167263508569847
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Leonard's Ward, Edinburgh Canongate (0.26 miles)
St Leonard's, Edinburgh (0.31 miles)
St Leonard's Chapel, Edinburgh Canongate (0.39 miles)
St Leonard's Hospital, Edinburgh (0.39 miles)
St Leonard's House, Edinburgh Canongate (0.5 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records: An old well, now drained. Traditionally King David drank at this well after his escape from the stag. Name Book 1852. See NMRS for discussion of this legend. There is now no trace of the well.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Canongate, parish Edinburgh
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St David's Well
Head name
St David's Well
Place
St David's Well, Edinburgh Canongate
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 David's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt David's Well Head nameSt David's Well PlaceSt David's Well, Edinburgh Canongate 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 of Scotland (probable)
David, king and psalmist (doubtful)
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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