Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tibberchindy, well, Alford
Grid reference
NJ 520 150 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
352000 815000
Latitude
57.22341639326732
Longitude
-2.7950085000850033
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Tibberchindy, Alford (0.43 miles)
Forbes, frmr parish, Tullynessle & Forbes (1.18 miles)
Cross of St Catherine, Alford (1.24 miles)
St Andrew's Church, Alford (2.14 miles)
Alford, parish (2.14 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence and location of a well of this name is inferred from the settlement-name Tibberchindy (Toberchenze, 1523).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Alford, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Tibberchindy, Alford
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tibberchindy
Head name
Tibberchindy
Place
Tibberchindy, well, Alford
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Cainnech, Kenneth (ns) (probable)
Cainnech m. Luigthig of Aghaboe (probable)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Tibberchindy, Tibberchindy, Alford
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
