Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fittick's Well, Nigg
Grid reference
NJ 965 045 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
396500 804500
Latitude
57.13158614307667
Longitude
-2.05782502497983
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
Nigg, parish KCD, d. StA (0.31 miles)
St Fittick's Church, Nigg KCD (0.31 miles)
St Fittick's Bay, Nigg KCD (0.44 miles)
Peterseat, Nigg NIG, KCD (0.67 miles)
St Fittick's Ness, Nigg KCD (0.7 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS reports that it has been destroyed by coastal erosion, but it was once held 'in great repute ... as a healing well'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Nigg, parish KCD, d. StA
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Fittick's Bay, Nigg KCD
Adjacent St Fittick's Church, Nigg KCD
Adjacent St Fittick's Ness, Nigg KCD
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Fittick's Well
Head name
St Fittick's Well
Place
St Fittick's Well, Nigg
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 Fittick's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fittick's Well Head nameSt Fittick's Well PlaceSt Fittick's Well, Nigg 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
Fittick, Photinus (ns) (certain)
Fittick of Nigg, aka Photinus (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Fittick's Bay, St Fittick's Bay, Nigg KCD
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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