Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tobar Aindreas, Barvas (Lewis)
Grid reference
NB 381 552 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
138100 955200
Latitude
58.406883764860886
Longitude
-6.484235963656789
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Teampull Pheadair, (Siadar) Barvas (Lewis) (0.22 miles)
Teampull Bhrighid, Barvas (Lewis) (2.17 miles)
Tobar Bhrighid, Barvas (Lewis) (2.22 miles)
Barvas, parish (Lewis) (2.78 miles)
Cladh Mhuire, Barvas (Lewis) (2.78 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
See NMRS for descriptions of this 'small hollow filled with rubble stones' (1969), and records of its waters being used to foretell the outcome of a disease.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Barvas, parish (Lewis)
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?St Andrew's Well
Head name
St Andrew's Well
Place
Tobar Aindreas, Barvas (Lewis)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Andrew's Well 1703, Martin 1703
Historic formSt Andrew's Well Head nameSt Andrew's Well PlaceTobar Aindreas, Barvas (Lewis) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMartin 1703, 90 Notes on the context of this place-nameThe 1981 reprint is of the second edition of this work, published 1716. K. Ahronson has a date of 1994. |
Source code
Martin 1703
Author
Martin Martin
Source title
A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
Year
1703
Notes
The 1981 reprint is of the second edition of this work, published 1716. K. Ahronson has a date of 1994.
Saints in this place-name
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
Tobar Aindreas
Head name
Tobar Aindreas
Place
Tobar Aindreas, Barvas (Lewis)
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
Saints in this place-name
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
Place-name data
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