Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Teller's Well, Drumblade
Grid reference
NJ 589 399 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
358900 839900
Latitude
57.44776871276157
Longitude
-2.684886013685037
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Drumblade, parish (0.2 miles)
Brideswell, settlement Drumblade (0.79 miles)
Brideswell, ~well, Drumblade (0.79 miles)
Ladyscroft, settlement Forgue (1.47 miles)
Ninemaiden Chapel, Drumblade (1.69 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It lies south of the parish kirk of Drumblade. According to a record circa 1724, 'At Chappelton [presumably = OS Kirktown] is an old chappel with a well dedicated to St Hilary'. According to NMRS it is *Sanct Hilair's Well, commemorating St Hilary. It was fenced and still in use in 1961.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Drumblade, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Teller's Well
Head name
Teller's Well
Place
Teller's Well, Drumblade
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
Teller's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTeller's Well Head nameTeller's Well PlaceTeller's Well, Drumblade 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.
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