Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrew's Well, Isle of May, ANR
Grid reference
NT 653 995 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
365300 699500
Latitude
56.186932343905184
Longitude
-2.5591358572646827
Altitude (metres)
35
Nearby places
St Adrian/All Saints Church, Isle of May (0.14 miles)
St Maolrubha's Chapel, Crail (5.55 miles)
Holy Cross Kirk, eccles. Crail (5.72 miles)
Crail, parish (5.72 miles)
St Irnie's Well, Kilrenny (5.8 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Close to the track or path that runs along the spine of the island. Dickson recorded it in 1899: “St. Andrew’s Well, beside the Altar Stones, contains the best water on the May and is entirely used for domestic purposes. This spring frequently dries up during the summer months and, in these circumstances, the islanders obtain a supply from Crail.” (Emeralds Chased in Gold).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Anstruther Wester, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrew's Well
Head name
St Andrew's Well
Place
St Andrew's Well, Isle of May, ANR
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 Andrew's Well 1899, Dickson, Emeralds
Historic formSt Andrew's Well Head nameSt Andrew's Well PlaceSt Andrew's Well, Isle of May, ANR Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDickson, Emeralds Date of citation1899 x 1899 |
Source code
Dickson, Emeralds
Author
John Dickson
Source title
Emeralds Chased in Gold; or, The Isles of the Forth
Year
1899
Saints in this place-name
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
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