Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Marnoch's Well, Marnoch
Grid reference
NJ 590 501 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359000 850100
Latitude
57.53940383514623
Longitude
-2.6849332670031303
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Marnoch, parish, formerly Aberchirder (0.28 miles)
St Marnoch's Church, Marnoch (0.28 miles)
Ardmeallie, settlement, Marnoch (0.31 miles)
Pettrie's Well, Marnoch (0.32 miles)
St Marnoch's Ford, Marnoch & Rothiemay (0.59 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS: 'A celebrated holy well much restorted to before it was almost destroyed by the new road which passes immediately above it. It is now a dirty hole known only to a few old persons in the locality' (citing OS Name Book, 1866).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Marnoch's Well
Head name
St Marnoch's Well
Place
St Marnoch's Well, Marnoch
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
Sanct Huchonys Well 1492, Arb. Lib.
Historic formSanct Huchonys Well Head nameSt Marnoch's Well PlaceSt Marnoch's Well, Marnoch Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 339 Date of citation1492 x 1492 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
St Marnoch's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Marnoch's Well Head nameSt Marnoch's Well PlaceSt Marnoch's Well, Marnoch 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.