Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Well, Tain
Grid reference
NH 776 830 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
277600 883000
Latitude
57.82007324663784
Longitude
-4.0608109395614775
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Sanctuary of St Duthac (0.61 miles)
St Duthus' Church, Tain (0.61 miles)
Baile Dhubhthaich, settlement, Tain (0.67 miles)
St Duthus's Chapel, Tain (0.75 miles)
Tain, parish ROS (0.75 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It lies on the boundary, and indeed is marked by a boundary stone and two falled stone blocks NMRS). About half a mile north of Tain, by the sea shore, and well under high water mark, is a spring dedicated to the Virgin. Its waters were a remedy for consumption, but they had to be drunk on the spot, and as early in the morning as the state of the tide allowed (NMRS).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Well
Head name
St Mary's Well
Place
St Mary's Well, Tain
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
St Mary's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Well Head nameSt Mary's Well PlaceSt Mary's Well, Tain 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)
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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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