Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Wells, well, Aberdour
Grid reference
NJ 858 587 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
385800 858700
Latitude
57.618295759003516
Longitude
-2.237732523317269
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Catherine's Wells, settlement, Aberdour (0 miles)
Marno, settlement, Strichen (1.1 miles)
Greens of Auchmedden, settlement, Aberdour (1.52 miles)
Ladysford, settlement, Tyrie (2.5 miles)
Mary's Valley, settlement, Tyrie (2.61 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Wells hypothetical, assuming existence from name of settlement of this name. OS 6 inch 1st edn marks a well beside the house.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine's Wells
Head name
St Catherine's Wells
Place
St Catherine's Wells, well, Aberdour
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (probable)
Catherine of Siena (doubtful)
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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