Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Well, at Cathedral, Aberdeen
Grid reference
NJ 939 089 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
393900 808900
Latitude
57.171088882519435
Longitude
-2.100888233884751
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen (0.12 miles)
St Nicholas Poorhouse, Aberdeen (0.12 miles)
Old Machar, Old Aberdeen, parish (0.12 miles)
St Machar's Well, Aberdeen (0.22 miles)
St Helena Cottage, Aberdeen (0.26 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
William Orem writes, 'This church had also a large baptizary belonging to it, and a large churchyard, the North-dyke whereof was placed at the foot of the brae, where St John's Well is, the water of which was brought into the Church at the North doors, for baptisms, and cleansing the vessels of the temple' (Orem, Description, 65-6).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Well
Head name
St John's Well
Place
St John's Well, at Cathedral, Aberdeen
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St John's Well 1791, Orem, Description
Historic formSt John's Well Head nameSt John's Well PlaceSt John's Well, at Cathedral, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOrem, Description, 66 Date of citation1791 x 1791 |
Source code
Orem, Description
Author
William Orem
Source title
A Description of the Chanonry, Cathedral and King's College of Old Aberdeen in the years 1724 and 1725
Year
1791
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)