Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Colm's Well, Alvah
Grid reference
NJ 669 606 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
366900 860600
Latitude
57.634372589893665
Longitude
-2.5543990212978107
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Alvah, parish BNF (0.61 miles)
St Mary's Well, Banff (1.44 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Banff (1.53 miles)
Brandon Howe, Banff (1.87 miles)
St Ann's Hill, Banff (2.14 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS Name Book declares that the well is 'regarded as a Holy Well' (2, 3). It is only 340 m from the farm-house of Tipperty, whose name might refer to the well too.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Alvah, parish BNF
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Colm's Well
Head name
St Colm's Well
Place
St Colm's Well, Alvah
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
Colm’s Well 1792, OSA
Historic formColm’s Well Head nameSt Colm's Well PlaceSt Colm's Well, Alvah Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol.4 p399 Date of citation1792 x 1792 Feature named in sourcespring |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Come's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Come's Well Head nameSt Colm's Well PlaceSt Colm's Well, Alvah Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1889 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (maybe)
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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