Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladyyard, Tarbolton
Grid reference
NS 469 290 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
246900 629000
Latitude
55.53066861268349
Longitude
-4.425975839362548
Altitude (metres)
160
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Michael's Well, Mauchline (2 miles)
Mauchline, parish (2.06 miles)
St Michael's Church, Mauchline (2.06 miles)
Tarbolton, parish (2.69 miles)
Fail, monastery, Tarbolton (3.05 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tarbolton, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladyyard
Head name
Ladyyard
Place
Ladyyard, Tarbolton
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
Historic formLadyzaird Head nameLadyyard PlaceLadyyard, Tarbolton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Kyle Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Ladyyard 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadyyard Head nameLadyyard PlaceLadyyard, Tarbolton 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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