Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bryde's Well, Brydekirk, Annan
Grid reference
NY 184 714 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
318400 571400
Latitude
55.03035268941376
Longitude
-3.2767507231556503
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Brydekirk, former parish, Annan (0.2 miles)
St Bryde's Kirk, eccles. Bridekirk, Annan (0.2 miles)
Luce, former parish, Hoddom (0.59 miles)
Brydekirk, settlement, Brydekirk, Annan (0.65 miles)
Hoddom, parish (1.34 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The water issues from an eroded scarp at the foot of a beech tree into a stone basin which is probably medieval (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Annan, parish
Within Brydekirk, former parish, Annan (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bryde's Well
Head name
St Bryde's Well
Place
St Bryde's Well, Brydekirk, Annan
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 Brydes Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Brydes Well Head nameSt Bryde's Well PlaceSt Bryde's Well, Brydekirk, Annan 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
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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