Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ternan's Well, Banchory Devenick
Grid reference
NO 937 970 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
393700 797000
Latitude
57.06417521742828
Longitude
-2.1038963267874506
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St Ternan's Chapel, Banchory Devenick (0.14 miles)
Marywell, settlement, Banchory Devenick (1.28 miles)
St Ternan's Episcopal Church, Fetteresso (3.77 miles)
Banchory Devenick, parish (3.86 miles)
St Devenick's Church, Banchory Devenick (3.86 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The well is situated on the ground above the shoreline, near to St Ternan's Chapel. In 1725 it was recorded: 'Near by the said Chappel there is a medicinal well commonly called St Tarnans Well' (Geog. Coll. i, 108).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Banchory Devenick, 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 Devenick
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. Tarnans Well 1725, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formSt. Tarnans Well Head nameSt Ternan's Well PlaceSt Ternan's Well, Banchory Devenick Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 108 Date of citation1725 x 1725 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
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 Devenick 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.
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Ternan's Chapel, St Ternan's Chapel, Banchory Devenick
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Modern OS map:
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