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Lady's Well, Culsalmond
Grid reference
NJ 649 325 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
364900 832500
Latitude
57.38179622310597
Longitude
-2.583850339981584
Altitude (metres)
150
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Lawrence Road, Culsalmond (0.09 miles)
Culsalmond, parish (0.25 miles)
St Michael's Well, Culsalmond (0.5 miles)
St Sairs, settlement Culsalmond (0.93 miles)
St Sairs Market Stance, Culsalmond (1.05 miles)
Object Classification
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A short distance south of the parish kirk.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Culsalmond, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Lawrence Road, Culsalmond
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Well
Head name
Lady's Well
Place
Lady's Well, Culsalmond
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 Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady's Well Head nameLady's Well PlaceLady's Well, Culsalmond 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)
Lady, Our Lady (probable)