Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Well, Glenbervie
Grid reference
NO 728 821 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
372800 782100
Latitude
56.929553419174105
Longitude
-2.4469533920462183
Altitude (metres)
145
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Chapel, Glenbervie (0.4 miles)
Paldyfair Wood, Fordoun (0.53 miles)
Paldy Fair, Fordoun (0.77 miles)
Lady's Moss, settlement Glenbervie (1.74 miles)
St Palladius's Chapel, Fordoun (2.3 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Earlier reported as 'a fine spring on the north bank of Bervie Water'. By 1969, 'a wet hollow choked with vegetation' (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glenbervie, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Well
Head name
St Mary's Well
Place
St Mary's Well, Glenbervie
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 Mary's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Well Head nameSt Mary's Well PlaceSt Mary's Well, Glenbervie 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)