Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Donan's Well, Auchterless ABD
Grid reference
NJ 695 426 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
369500 842600
Latitude
57.472859315375054
Longitude
-2.508594738998159
Altitude (metres)
160
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Auchterless, parish (1.28 miles)
Thomastown, Auchterless (1.75 miles)
St Mary's Well, Auchterless (1.98 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Auchterless (2.04 miles)
St Mary's Well, ~well, Turriff (2.15 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
By the roadside, not far from the farm of Charlesfield. NMRS records that there is no trace of the well (1972). See NMRS for discussion of the cult of Donan in Auchterless, a fair and the possible removal of the church from its original site.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Auchterless, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Donan's Well
Head name
St Donan's Well
Place
St Donan's Well, Auchterless ABD
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Donan's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Donan's Well Head nameSt Donan's Well PlaceSt Donan's Well, Auchterless ABD 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
Donnán (ns) (certain)
Donnán of Eigg (certain)
Place-name data
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