Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Iriewells, settlement Udny
Grid reference
NJ 905 286 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
390500 828600
Latitude
57.348013752274255
Longitude
-2.1578759694086043
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Ladyhill, Ellon (1.01 miles)
St John's Chapel, Ythsie, Tarves (1.67 miles)
Udny, modern parish (2.15 miles)
Christ's Kirk, Trinity Chapel, Udny (2.15 miles)
Gilmorton, settlement Udny (2.41 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
There are the ruins of a pre-Reformation chapel 587 m away from the farm, on the hill overlooking it.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Udny, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Iriewells
Head name
Iriewells
Place
Iriewells, settlement Udny
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
Iriewells 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formIriewells Head nameIriewells PlaceIriewells, settlement Udny 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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OS 1840-1880 map:
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