Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Well, Meldrum
Grid reference
NJ 812 299 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
381200 829900
Latitude
57.35940379805297
Longitude
-2.3125254864355136
Altitude (metres)
125
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Chapel, Meldrum (0 miles)
Auchnieve, settlement Tarves (1.03 miles)
Ladyleys, settlement, Meldrum (1.05 miles)
St Matthew's Church, Meldrum (1.24 miles)
Ardconnon, Daviot (1.36 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Known locally as 'The Lady Well', it is a natural spring enclosed with stones. It was visited 'in the month of May by country people especially for the curing of headaches' (NMRS, citing NSA and OS Name Book 1867). The well, no longer in use, is a natural spring lined with stones. No trace of the graveyard remains, and the font could not be found(NMRS, 1969).
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Mary's Chapel, Meldrum
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Well
Head name
Lady's Well
Place
Lady's Well, 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
Lady's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady's Well Head nameLady's Well PlaceLady's Well, 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) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
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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