Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ternan's Well, Banchory Ternan
Grid reference
NO 702 956 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
370200 795600
Latitude
57.05067720166739
Longitude
-2.491270175246691
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
Banchory Ternan, parish (0.26 miles)
St Ternan's Church, orig. Banchory Ternan (0.26 miles)
St Ternan's Church, episc. Banchory Ternan (0.5 miles)
Maryfield, Banchory Ternan (1.05 miles)
West Balbridie, Banchory Ternan (1.37 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In 1845: 'An annual fair and a fountain in this parish still retain his name' (NSA Kincardineshire, 324) (i.e. that of 'Ternan or Tarnan, by which this parish is distinguished'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Banchory Ternan, parish
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ternan's Well
Head name
St Ternan's Well
Place
St Ternan's Well, Banchory Ternan
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Tarnan’s Well 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Tarnan’s Well Head nameSt Ternan's Well PlaceSt Ternan's Well, Banchory Ternan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vii, 369 Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourcewell |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Ternan's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ternan's Well Head nameSt Ternan's Well PlaceSt Ternan's Well, Banchory Ternan 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.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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