Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Well, Rothes
Grid reference
NJ 323 552 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
332300 855200
Latitude
57.582003891530164
Longitude
-3.1323163107933367
Altitude (metres)
35
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Chapel, eccl., Rothes (0.06 miles)
St Mary's, settlement, Rothes (0.06 miles)
Inchberry, settlement, Rothes (0.83 miles)
Maryhill, Rothes (1.37 miles)
Dipple, former parish, Speymouth (1.7 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS: St Mary's Well attracted pilgrims from as far away as the Western Isles. It was oval in shape and was believed to cure whooping cough and eye joint diseases. Some 'miraculous stones' survived in 1880 (J F S Gordon 1880), presumably those mentioined by Langmuir as 'vessels ... hollowed out of stone, for holding the water, some for the head and others for the feet; and in order to give full effect to the water it was necessary that these vessels should be thrice turned withershins. J Langmuir 1860; J F S Gordon 1880; H B Mackintosh 1924.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Rothes, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Well
Head name
St Mary's Well
Place
St Mary's Well, Rothes
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 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Well Head nameSt Mary's Well PlaceSt Mary's Well, Rothes 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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