Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Nine Maidens' Well, Pitsligo
Grid reference
NJ 937 668 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
393700 866800
Latitude
57.69124034890964
Longitude
-2.1056846214752136
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Pitsligo, modern parish (0.45 miles)
Bride's Stone, stone, Aberdour (2.83 miles)
Bridestonefold, settlement, Aberdour (3.39 miles)
St Drostan's Well, Aberdour (3.47 miles)
St Peter's School, Fraserburgh (3.53 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS surveyors in 1967 found no local knowledge of the name'. It is a natural spring (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Pitsligo, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Nine Maiden's Well
Head name
Nine Maiden's Well
Place
Nine Maidens' Well, Pitsligo
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
Nine Maidens' Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formNine Maidens' Well Head nameNine Maiden's Well PlaceNine Maidens' Well, Pitsligo 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
Nine Maidens (ns) (certain)
Nine Maidens (certain)
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