Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Well, Cullen
Grid reference
NJ 501 666 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
350100 866600
Latitude
57.6867205522999
Longitude
-2.8369976369788326
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Well, Rathven (0.09 miles)
Marywell Lodge, Rathven (0.14 miles)
Marywell Cottage, Cullen (0.14 miles)
St Charity's Chapel, Rathven (0.26 miles)
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Cullen (0.42 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records: St Mary's Well was originally a far-famed holy-well, but has since been drained and nothing now remains, but the name. Name Book 1867. No trace remains of this well. Visited by OS (WDJ) 15 September 1961. Johnston confirmed, but at 5002 6658 is a modern concrete-lined well, in use, which is known locally as 'Mary Well'; but there is no tradition attached to it. Visited by OS (NKB) 29 August 1967.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cullen, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Marywell Cottage, Cullen
160 metres
Adjacent St Mary's Collegiate Church, Cullen
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Well
Head name
St Mary's Well
Place
St Mary's Well, Cullen
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
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, Cullen 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)
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Marywell Cottage, Marywell Cottage, Cullen
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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