Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ann's Well, Glass
Grid reference
NJ 451 402 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345100 840200
Latitude
57.44900472161451
Longitude
-2.914885785895602
Altitude (metres)
175
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Ann's Pot, Glass (0.06 miles)
Glass, parish (1.13 miles)
St Peter's Well, Cairnie (2.16 miles)
St Peter's Church, Drumdelgie, Cairnie (2.28 miles)
Drumdelgie, former parish, Cairnie (2.28 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glass, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ann's Well
Head name
St Ann's Well
Place
St Ann's Well, Glass
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 Ann's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ann's Well Head nameSt Ann's Well PlaceSt Ann's Well, Glass 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
Anne (ns) (certain)
Anne, mother of Mary (certain)
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:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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