Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Martin's Well, (Botarie) Cairnie
Grid reference
NJ 491 445 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
349100 844500
Latitude
57.48809609577932
Longitude
-2.849131415206249
Altitude (metres)
125
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Martin's Church, (Botarie) Cairnie (0.12 miles)
Cairnie, modern parish (0.12 miles)
Botarie, former parish, Cairnie CIE (0.12 miles)
St Carol's Church, Ruthven RVX, Cairnie (1.67 miles)
Ruthven, former parish, Cairnie ABD (1.76 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Botarie, former parish, Cairnie CIE (formerly)
Within Cairnie, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Martin's Well
Head name
St Martin's Well
Place
St Martin's Well, (Botarie) Cairnie
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 Martin's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Martin's Well Head nameSt Martin's Well PlaceSt Martin's Well, (Botarie) Cairnie 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
Martin (ns) (certain)
Martin of Tours (certain)
Place-name data
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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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