Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Marnywell, settlement Benholm
Grid reference
NO 789 682 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
378900 768200
Latitude
56.80498937669727
Longitude
-2.3455663105494957
Altitude (metres)
90
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
Balandro, St Cyrus (0.62 miles)
Johnshaven, Benholm (0.86 miles)
Benholm, parish (1.12 miles)
Catties Well, Benholm (1.19 miles)
St Laurence's Chapel, St Cyrus (1.43 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This settlement must have lain near a well, Marny or Marny's Well.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Benholm, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Marnywell
Head name
Marnywell
Place
Marnywell, settlement Benholm
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Marnywell 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMarnywell Head nameMarnywell PlaceMarnywell, settlement Benholm 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.
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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