Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Drostan's Well, Aberdour
Grid reference
NJ 886 645 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
388600 864500
Latitude
57.67047848888512
Longitude
-2.191129647759006
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Aberdour, parish, ABR Aberdeen (0.14 miles)
St Drostan's Church, Aberdour (0.14 miles)
Bridestonefold, settlement, Aberdour (0.4 miles)
Bride's Stone, stone, Aberdour (0.68 miles)
Drostan Leack, Aberdour ABR (1.61 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Drostan's Well
Head name
St Drostan's Well
Place
St Drostan's Well, Aberdour
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 Dunstans Well 1724, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formSt Dunstans Well Head nameSt Drostan's Well PlaceSt Drostan's Well, Aberdour Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 49 Date of citation1724 x 1724 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
St Drostan's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Drostan's Well Head nameSt Drostan's Well PlaceSt Drostan's Well, Aberdour 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
Drostan, Troscan (ns) (certain)
Drostan (certain)
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