Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Helen's Well, Alvah
Grid reference
NJ 739 527 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
373900 852700
Latitude
57.563865082774875
Longitude
-2.4363081939738596
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
St John's Well, Turriff (1.32 miles)
Lady Mary's Well, by Delgatie Castle, Turriff (1.74 miles)
St Congan's Church, Episc., Turriff (2.05 miles)
Turriff, parish (2.09 miles)
St Congan's Church, medieval, Turriff (2.09 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
At the side of a road.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Alvah, parish BNF
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Helen's Well
Head name
Helen's Well
Place
Helen's Well, Alvah
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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?
No
Helen's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formHelen's Well Head nameHelen's Well PlaceHelen's Well, Alvah 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.
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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