Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Peter's Pot, Peterculter/Maryculter
Grid reference
NJ 843 004 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
384300 800400
Latitude
57.09449672315564
Longitude
-2.2591278486339905
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St Peter's Well, Peterculter (0.06 miles)
Peter's Heugh, Peterculter (0.09 miles)
Peterculter, parish (0.12 miles)
St Peter's Church, Peterculter (0.12 miles)
Bride's Well, Peterculter (0.62 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
The pot or pool is in the River Dee, close to St Peter's Church, and the river forms the boundary between the parishes of Peterculter and Maryculter, and also between the counties of ABD and KCD.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Peter's Heugh, Peterculter
Adjacent St Peter's Church, Peterculter
Adjacent St Peter's Well, Peterculter
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Peter's Pot
Head name
Peter's Pot
Place
Peter's Pot, Peterculter/Maryculter
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
Peter's Pot 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPeter's Pot Head namePeter's Pot PlacePeter's Pot, Peterculter/Maryculter 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) (probable)
Peter, apostle (probable)
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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