Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Kiaran's Well, Fetteresso
Grid reference
NO 868 868 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
386800 786800
Latitude
56.97239029009215
Longitude
-2.2171520671021656
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, Cowie, Fetteresso (1.04 miles)
Our Lady's Well, Fetteresso (1.04 miles)
St Bridget's Church, Dunnotter (1.12 miles)
Fetteresso, parish (1.24 miles)
St Caran's Church, Fetteresso (1.24 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Caran's Church, Fetteresso
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Kieran's Well
Head name
St Kieran's Well
Place
St Kiaran's Well, Fetteresso
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 Caran's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Caran's Well Head nameSt Kieran's Well PlaceSt Kiaran's Well, Fetteresso 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
Caran (ns) (maybe) In spite of modern OS representation of the name, the earlier form and its proximity to the church of St Caran suggest Caran rather than Ciarán.
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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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