Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladies Moss, Speymouth/Rothes
Grid reference
NJ 290 549 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
329000 854900
Latitude
57.57880284627243
Longitude
-3.1874094651505023
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Maryhill, Rothes (0.78 miles)
Inchberry, settlement, Rothes (1.29 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, eccl., Rothes (2.05 miles)
St Mary's Well, Rothes (2.05 miles)
St Mary's, settlement, Rothes (2.06 miles)
Object Classification
Vegetation
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
It crosses the boundary between two parishes, Speymouth and Rothes.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Rothes, parish
Within Rothes, parish
Within Speymouth, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladies Moss
Head name
Ladies Moss
Place
Ladies Moss, Speymouth/Rothes
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
Ladies Moss 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadies Moss Head nameLadies Moss PlaceLadies Moss, Speymouth/Rothes 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
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
