Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Well, Daviot ABD
Grid reference
NJ 772 274 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
377200 827400
Latitude
57.336762180332414
Longitude
-2.378787430426835
Altitude (metres)
75
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St James's Chapel, Daviot DAV (0.2 miles)
St Margaret's Chapel, Chapel of Garioch (1.45 miles)
Pitblain, settlement, Daviot (1.5 miles)
St Margaret's Well, Chapel of Garioch (1.5 miles)
St Colm's Church, Daviot DAV (1.51 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS: By 1867 the well had been filled in 'though water still flowed'. It is also known as 'Our Lady's Well'.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Well
Head name
Lady's Well
Place
Lady's Well, Daviot ABD
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, Daviot ABD 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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