Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Machar's Well, Aberdeen
Grid reference
NJ 941 092 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
394100 809200
Latitude
57.17378670876065
Longitude
-2.0975875298379028
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St John's Well, at Cathedral, Aberdeen (0.22 miles)
St Helena Cottage, Aberdeen (0.28 miles)
St Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen (0.33 miles)
St Nicholas Poorhouse, Aberdeen (0.33 miles)
Old Machar, Old Aberdeen, parish (0.33 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of this well is asserted by Mackinlay 1893, 52: 'In the neighbouring [to St Machar's Cathedral] grounds of Seton is St Machar's Well'.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Machar's Well
Head name
St Machar's Well
Place
St Machar's Well, Aberdeen
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Machar's Well 1893, Mackinlay 1893
Historic formSt Machar's Well Head nameSt Machar's Well PlaceSt Machar's Well, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMackinlay 1893, 53 Date of citation1893 x 1893 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted in facsimile by Llanerch Publishers, Felinfach, Wales, 1993. |
Source code
Mackinlay 1893
Author
James M. Mackinlay
Source title
Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs
Year
1893
Notes
Reprinted in facsimile by Llanerch Publishers, Felinfach, Wales, 1993.
Saints in this place-name
Machar (ns) (certain)
Machar (certain)
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