Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladyleys, settlement, Meldrum
Grid reference
NJ 827 291 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
382700 829100
Latitude
57.352276285328344
Longitude
-2.287534118777471
Altitude (metres)
100
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Kilblean, settlement Meldrum (0.66 miles)
Kilblean, ~eccles. Meldrum (0.71 miles)
Little Kilblean, Meldrum (0.75 miles)
Auchnieve, settlement Tarves (0.93 miles)
Lady's Well, Meldrum (1.05 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladyleys
Head name
Ladyleys
Place
Ladyleys, settlement, Meldrum
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
Ladyleys 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadyleys Head nameLadyleys PlaceLadyleys, settlement, Meldrum 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)
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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