Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Mary's Well, by Ballone, Tarbat
Grid reference
NH 926 834 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
292600 883400
Latitude
57.8275148981931
Longitude
-3.8085945127017635
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Tarbat, parish, ROS (0.78 miles)
St Colman's Church, Tarbat (0.83 miles)
Portmahomack, settlement, Tarbat (0.83 miles)
Colman's Well, Tarbat (0.88 miles)
St Brigit's Chapel, Tarbat (1.83 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tarbat, parish, ROS
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Mary's Well
Head name
Mary's Well
Place
Mary's Well, by Ballone, Tarbat
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Mary's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMary's Well Head nameMary's Well PlaceMary's Well, by Ballone, Tarbat 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.
Tobair Mhuir
Head name
Tobair Mhuir
Place
Mary's Well, by Ballone, Tarbat
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Tobar Mhuir 1793, OSA
Historic formTobar Mhuir Head nameTobair Mhuir PlaceMary's Well, by Ballone, Tarbat Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 6 p431, n. Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourcewell |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Tobair Mhuir 1855, OPS
Historic formTobair Mhuir Head nameTobair Mhuir PlaceMary's Well, by Ballone, Tarbat Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOPS, ii, 434 Date of citation1855 x 1855 Notes on the context of this place-name3 vols., but called vols. 1 and 2, with 2 consisteing of 2 parts. See Barrow 1998, 54-5 in Taylor 1998. |
Source code
OPS
Author
C. Innes and J. Brichan
Source title
Origines Parochiales Scotiae
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
I & II1 & 2.
Year
1851-5
Notes
3 vols., but called vols. 1 and 2, with 2 consisteing of 2 parts. See Barrow 1998, 54-5 in Taylor 1998.
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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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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