Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ronan's Well, Barvas (Lewis)
Grid reference
NB 520 650 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
152000 965000
Latitude
58.502762843507256
Longitude
-6.257628441887556
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
St Moluag's Church, Barvas (Lewis) (0.09 miles)
Ness, former parish, Barvas (Lewis) (0.09 miles)
Teampull Rònaidh, eccles. Barvas (Lewis) (0.22 miles)
Teampull Thòmais, Barvas (Lewis) (1.02 miles)
Teampull Pheadair, Barvas (Lewis) (1.05 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Mackinlay records: 'The patient was made to walk seven times round the ruins [of St Moluag's Church] and was then sprinkled with water from St Ronan's Well hard by', as part of the ritual for the cure of insanity.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Barvas, parish (Lewis)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Moluag's Church, Barvas (Lewis)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?St Ronan's Well
Head name
St Ronan's Well
Place
St Ronan's Well, 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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Ronan's Well 1893, Mackinlay 1893
Historic formSt Ronan's Well Head nameSt Ronan's Well PlaceSt Ronan's Well, Barvas (Lewis) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMackinlay 1893, 33 Date of citation1893 x 1893 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted in facsimile by Llanerch Publishers, Felinfach, Wales, 1993. |
Source code
Mackinlay 1893
Author
James M. Mackinlay
Source title
Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs
Year
1893
Notes
Reprinted in facsimile by Llanerch Publishers, Felinfach, Wales, 1993.
Saints in this place-name
Rónán (ns) (certain)
Tobar Ronain
Head name
Tobar Ronain
Place
St Ronan's Well, Barvas (Lewis)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Rónán (ns) (certain)
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