Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bride's Well, Kirkcolm
Grid reference
NX 004 707 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
200400 570700
Latitude
54.99073236196313
Longitude
-5.120393563376751
Altitude (metres)
85
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
St Bride's Church, Kirkcolm (0.06 miles)
Kirkbryde, settlement, Kirkcolm (0.5 miles)
St Columba's Well, north end, Kirkcolm (1.45 miles)
Clashmurray, settlement, Kirkcolm (1.63 miles)
Killiemacuddican, settlement, Kirkcolm (1.67 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The well is (September 2013) an unassuming spring amongst nettles, which feeds a burn and also the water troughs for cattle. It lies just south east of the rickle of stanes which is the remains of the church of Kirkbryde (see St Bride's Church, Kirkcolm).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcolm, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bride's Well
Head name
St Bride's Well
Place
St Bride's Well, Kirkcolm
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 Bride's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bride's Well Head nameSt Bride's Well PlaceSt Bride's Well, Kirkcolm 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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