Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Well, Watten
Grid reference
ND 232 524 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323200 952400
Latitude
58.45345616290112
Longitude
-3.3161479009797037
Altitude (metres)
95
County
Caithness
Nearby places
St Mary's Chapel, Watten (0 miles)
Watten, parish (1.11 miles)
St Catherine's Nunnery, Watten (3.06 miles)
Cater Tober well, Watten (3.06 miles)
St Catherine's Monastery, Watten (3.08 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Watten, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Red Well
Head name
Red Well
Place
St Mary's Well, Watten
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Red Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formRed Well Head nameRed Well PlaceSt Mary's Well, Watten 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.
St Mary's Well
Head name
St Mary's Well
Place
St Mary's Well, Watten
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
