Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladycroft, settlement Knockando
Grid reference
NJ 245 445 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
324500 844500
Latitude
57.48466716501471
Longitude
-3.2594224271755703
Altitude (metres)
225
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Catherinebraes, settlement Knockando (0.39 miles)
St Durstan's Church, Aberlour (1.58 miles)
Aberlour, parish (1.58 miles)
St Durstan's Well, Aberlour (1.67 miles)
Elchies, former parish, Knockando (2.05 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Knockando, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladycroft
Head name
Ladycroft
Place
Ladycroft, settlement Knockando
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
Ladycroft 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadycroft Head nameLadycroft PlaceLadycroft, settlement Knockando 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:
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