Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Stephen's Well, Inveravon
Grid reference
NJ 219 208 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
321900 820800
Latitude
57.27136654983155
Longitude
-3.2952543108377306
Altitude (metres)
380
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
St Bridget's Chapel, Kirkmichael KRM (3.85 miles)
St Bridget, settlement, Kirkmichael KRM (3.85 miles)
Nevie, setlement, Inveravon (4.13 miles)
Chapel of Christ, Inveravon (4.3 miles)
St Michael's Well, Kirkmichael KRM Banff (4.71 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS: A spring reputed to have been a holy well (Name Book 1869)
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Stephen's Well
Head name
St Stephen's Well
Place
St Stephen's Well, Inveravon
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 Stephen's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Stephen's Well Head nameSt Stephen's Well PlaceSt Stephen's Well, Inveravon 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
Stephen (ns) (certain)
Stephen, protomartyr (certain)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
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