Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Lawrence's Well, Edzell
Grid reference
NO 598 692 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
359800 769200
Latitude
56.812715300708966
Longitude
-2.6585171789550066
Nearby places
Dunlappie, former parish, Stracathro (0.92 miles)
Edzell, parish (1.04 miles)
St Martin's Chapel, Fettercairn (1.22 miles)
Dalbog, former parish, Edzell (1.85 miles)
Lady Well, Menmuir (2.08 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Mackinlay (1914, 393) notes: 'In the neighbourhood of the churchyard is St Lawrence's Well'. Note also that a 'St Lawrence's Bell' was kept at Edzell, kept by the hereditary dempsters, a family called Duray (probably from Gaelic deòraidh, 'dewar, hereditary custodian or relic-keeper'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Edzell, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Lawrence's Well
Head name
St Lawrence's Well
Place
St Lawrence's Well, Edzell
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Lawrence's Well 1914, MacKinlay 1914
Historic formSt Lawrence's Well Head nameSt Lawrence's Well PlaceSt Lawrence's Well, Edzell Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMacKinlay 1914, 393 Date of citation1914 x 1914 Notes on the context of this place-nameSometimes abbreviated ACDS:NS |
Source code
MacKinlay 1914
Author
J. M. MacKinlay
Source title
Ancient Church Dedications in Scotland: Non-scriptural
Year
1914
Notes
Sometimes abbreviated ACDS:NS
Saints in this place-name
Laurence (ns) (certain)
Laurence, Roman martyr (certain)
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