Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Well, Linton
Grid reference
NT 778 259 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
377800 625900
Latitude
55.526324977084556
Longitude
-2.3516987288535884
Altitude (metres)
78
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Linton, parish ROX (0.36 miles)
St Lawrence's Well, Morebattle (0.67 miles)
St Lawrence's Church, Morebattle (0.67 miles)
Morebattle, parish (0.67 miles)
Whitton Chapel, eccl., Morebattle (2.62 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Apparently no longer extant. Although not on the parish boundary, it is near to it, and it perhaps was effectively, since much land around Linton has been drained.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Well
Head name
Lady Well
Place
Lady Well, Linton
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 Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady Well Head nameLady Well PlaceLady Well, Linton 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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