Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Well, Turriff
Grid reference
NJ 753 543 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
375300 854300
Latitude
57.57831693861793
Longitude
-2.4130681599202
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Helen's Well, Alvah (1.32 miles)
Lady Mary's Well, by Delgatie Castle, Turriff (2.42 miles)
Johnshill, settlement, Alvah (2.62 miles)
St Congan's Church, Episc., Turriff (3.36 miles)
Turriff, parish (3.39 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Turriff, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Well
Head name
St John's Well
Place
St John's Well, Turriff
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 John's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Well Head nameSt John's Well PlaceSt John's Well, Turriff 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
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)