Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Colman's Well, Tarbat
Grid reference
NH 916 844 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
291600 884400
Latitude
57.836252347778014
Longitude
-3.8258787261788605
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Tarbat, parish, ROS (0.26 miles)
St Colman's Church, Tarbat (0.28 miles)
Portmahomack, settlement, Tarbat (0.28 miles)
Mary's Well, by Ballone, Tarbat (0.88 miles)
St Brigit's Chapel, Tarbat (1.79 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records this well as situated near the Library in Portmahomack village, and that 'Mr Duff (A Duff, Chapel Street, Portmahomack) recalls that the well at NH 9163 8445 was referred to as Colman's Well many years ago, but the name is not now generally used (1972)'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tarbat, parish, ROS
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Portmahomack, settlement, Tarbat
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?St Colman's Well
Head name
St Colman's Well
Place
Colman's Well, Tarbat
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (maybe)
Colmán of Inis Bó Finne (maybe)
Colmán of Moray (maybe)
Tobar ma Chalmag
Head name
Tobar ma Chalmag
Place
Colman's Well, Tarbat
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Tobar ma Chalmag 1904, Watson 1904
Historic formTobar ma Chalmag Head nameTobar ma Chalmag PlaceColman's Well, Tarbat Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1904, 46 Notes on the context of this place-namereprinted in paperback 1996 by Highland Heritage Books, price £10.99 |
Source code
Watson 1904
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
Place-Names of Ross and Cromarty
Year
1904
Notes
reprinted in paperback 1996 by Highland Heritage Books, price £10.99
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (maybe)
Colmán of Inis Bó Finne (maybe)
Colmán of Moray (maybe)
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