Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Well, settlement, Turriff
Grid reference
NJ 724 458 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
372400 845800
Latitude
57.50179161409333
Longitude
-2.4606001563634483
Altitude (metres)
120
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Well, ~well, Turriff (0.55 miles)
Maryfield Cottage, Turriff (0.9 miles)
Thomastown, Auchterless (1.74 miles)
Lady's Wood, Turriff (1.98 miles)
St Mary's Well, Auchterless (2 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The OS 6 inch map St Mary's Croft, is marked with two wells beside it.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Turriff, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?St Mary's Croft
Head name
St Mary's Croft
Place
St Mary's Well, settlement, Turriff
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
St Mary's Croft 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Croft Head nameSt Mary's Croft PlaceSt Mary's Well, settlement, 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
St Mary's Well
Head name
St Mary's Well
Place
St Mary's Well, settlement, Turriff
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Mary's Well 1920, OS 1 inch
Historic formSt Mary's Well Head nameSt Mary's Well PlaceSt Mary's Well, settlement, Turriff Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1 inch Date of citation1920 x 1929 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis is the series following the 7th series, with all-over red cover. |
Source code
OS 1 inch
Source title
Ordnance Survey One-Inch Map
Notes
This is the series following the 7th series, with all-over red cover.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from St Mary's Well, St Mary's Well, ~well, Turriff
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
