Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Colm's Well, Aboyne & Glentanar
Grid reference
NO 493 880 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
349300 788000
Latitude
56.98057924757011
Longitude
-2.834255548089818
Altitude (metres)
700
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Colm's Well, Birse (0 miles)
Hill of St Colm ABG x Birse (0.36 miles)
Katrine Grain, burn, Aboyne & Glentanar (1.55 miles)
Craigmahandle, GTG / Birse (1.6 miles)
Droustie's Meadow, Lochlee (5.18 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is situated on the side of the track or road called the Firmounth Road, that runs south from Glentanar. The well is close to the summit of the route, and a short distance from the summit of Hill of St Colm, which marks a turning poinot in the parish boundary and which the road passes by a short distance to the east. The well is very close to the same parish boundary, between Aboyne and Glentanar to the west and Birse parish to the east.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Aboyne & Glentanar, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Colm's Well
Head name
St Colm's Well
Place
St Colm's Well, Aboyne & Glentanar
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 Colm's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Colm's Well Head nameSt Colm's Well PlaceSt Colm's Well, Aboyne & Glentanar 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (maybe)
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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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