Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Drostan's Well, Fettercairn
Grid reference
NO 615 736 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
361500 773600
Latitude
56.85238868239734
Longitude
-2.6313361848998724
Altitude (metres)
110
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
Newdosk, former parish, Fettercairn (0.81 miles)
Dalbog, former parish, Edzell (1.95 miles)
Fettercairn, parish (2.23 miles)
St Andrew's Chapel, episc. Fettercairn (2.41 miles)
Mary Well, Edzell (2.51 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This well formerly lay in Edzell parish, only 21 m west of the boundary between Edzell (west) and Fettercairn (east), the boundary being formed by the Burn of Balfour (see OS 6 inch 1st edn). In 1891 the eastern section of Edzell was transferred to Fettercairn, meaning that this well was transferred to Fettercairn parish and that it no longer lay beside the boundary (Shennan 1892, 187).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Edzell, parish (formerly)
Within Fettercairn, parish
Within Fettercairn, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Drostan's Well
Head name
St Drostan's Well
Place
St Drostan's Well, Fettercairn
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 Drostan's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Drostan's Well Head nameSt Drostan's Well PlaceSt Drostan's Well, Fettercairn 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
Drostan, Troscan (ns) (certain)
Drostan (certain)
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Modern OS map:
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