Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Columba's Well, north end, Kirkcolm
Grid reference
NW 989 725 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
198900 572500
Latitude
55.00628170283887
Longitude
-5.145068638832712
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
St Bride's Well, Kirkcolm (1.45 miles)
St Bride's Church, Kirkcolm (1.5 miles)
Kirkbryde, settlement, Kirkcolm (1.69 miles)
Killiemacuddican, ~eccles., Kirkcolm (2.77 miles)
Killiemacuddican, settlement, Kirkcolm (2.78 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Note that there is another St Columba's Well in this parish, in the village of Kirkcolm and near the parish kirk.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcolm, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Columba's Well
Head name
St Columba's Well
Place
St Columba's Well, north end, 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 Columba's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Columba's Well Head nameSt Columba's Well PlaceSt Columba's Well, north end, Kirkcolm 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (probable)
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