Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladypark, South Ronaldsay
Grid reference
ND 458 877 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345800 987700
Latitude
58.77386790412044
Longitude
-2.937363836239932
Altitude (metres)
70
County
Orkney
Nearby places
St Andrew's Chapel, Windwick, South Ronaldsay (0.62 miles)
South Ronaldsay, modern parish (Orkney) (1.13 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel, Halcro, South Ronaldsay (1.37 miles)
S. Andrewes Head, South Ronaldsay (1.83 miles)
St Peter's Church, South Ronaldsay (Orkney) (2.06 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladypark
Head name
Ladypark
Place
Ladypark, South Ronaldsay
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
Ladypark 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadypark Head nameLadypark PlaceLadypark, South Ronaldsay 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (probable) Perhaps associated with Our Lady's Chapel.
Lady, Our Lady (probable)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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