Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Moss, Watten
Grid reference
ND 181 555 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
318100 955500
Latitude
58.48036619172336
Longitude
-3.404628996759295
Altitude (metres)
115
County
Caithness
Nearby places
St Magnus's Chapel, Halkirk (1.49 miles)
St Magnus's Hospital, Halkirk (1.49 miles)
Banniskirk Moss, Halkirk (2.1 miles)
Georgemas, Thurso (3.66 miles)
Georgemas House (3.66 miles)
Object Classification
Vegetation
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Watten, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Moss
Head name
Lady's Moss
Place
Lady's Moss, Watten
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
Lady's Moss 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady's Moss Head nameLady's Moss PlaceLady's Moss, Watten 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) (maybe)
Lady, Our Lady (maybe)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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
