Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Mary Well, Elgin
Grid reference
NJ 208 627 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
320800 862700
Latitude
57.647491797366
Longitude
-3.3270581952406966
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Lady Hill, Elgin (0.2 miles)
Holy Trinity Church, Episcopalian, Elgin (0.42 miles)
St Giles' Church, Elgin (0.44 miles)
St Ninian's Land, Elgin (0.45 miles)
Elgin (St Giles), parish (0.5 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Elgin (St Giles), parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Mary Well
Head name
Mary Well
Place
Mary Well, Elgin
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 Mary's Well 1873, OS 1: 2,500
Historic formSt Mary's Well Head nameMary Well PlaceMary Well, Elgin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1: 2,500 Date of citation1873 x 1873 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis series of maps goes through several editions and revisions over time. References to these maps will give dates to identify which version of the map is being referred to. |
Source code
OS 1: 2,500
Source title
Ordnance Survey Map, 1:2,500 scale
Notes
This series of maps goes through several editions and revisions over time. References to these maps will give dates to identify which version of the map is being referred to.
Mary Well 1965, OS 1: 2,500
Historic formMary Well Head nameMary Well PlaceMary Well, Elgin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1: 2,500 Date of citation1965 x 1965 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis series of maps goes through several editions and revisions over time. References to these maps will give dates to identify which version of the map is being referred to. |
Source code
OS 1: 2,500
Source title
Ordnance Survey Map, 1:2,500 scale
Notes
This series of maps goes through several editions and revisions over time. References to these maps will give dates to identify which version of the map is being referred to.
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:
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Satellite map with labels:
Base map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA, Imagery © Mapbox
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
