Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Hill, Elgin
Grid reference
NJ 211 628 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
321100 862800
Latitude
57.64844252166513
Longitude
-3.322065649153337
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Mary Well, Elgin (0.2 miles)
Holy Trinity Church, Episcopalian, Elgin (0.22 miles)
St Giles' Church, Elgin (0.25 miles)
Elgin (St Giles), parish (0.31 miles)
St Ninian's Land, Elgin (0.5 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Elgin Castle sits on top of the hill. To the immediate west is 'Market Green' (OS 6 inch 1st edn), and to the west of that on the modern OS map is Mary Well.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Elgin (St Giles), parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Hill
Head name
Lady Hill
Place
Lady Hill, Elgin
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 Hill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady Hill Head nameLady Hill PlaceLady Hill, Elgin 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 the Blessed Virgin (probable)
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
