Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Peter's Well, Peterculter
Grid reference
NJ 842 004 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
384200 800400
Latitude
57.094493300966036
Longitude
-2.2607783251095785
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Peterculter, parish (0.06 miles)
Peter's Pot, Peterculter/Maryculter (0.06 miles)
St Peter's Church, Peterculter (0.06 miles)
Peter's Heugh, Peterculter (0.14 miles)
Bride's Well, Peterculter (0.62 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is close to the north bank of the River Dee, which here marks the parish and county boundaries (Peterculter ABD to the north, Maryculter KCD to the south). The construction of a sewer in 1962 removed all traces of the well (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Peterculter, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Peter's Pot, Peterculter/Maryculter
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Peter's Well
Head name
St Peter's Well
Place
St Peter's Well, Peterculter
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
St Peter's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Peter's Well Head nameSt Peter's Well PlaceSt Peter's Well, Peterculter 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
Peter (ns) (certain)
Peter, apostle (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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
