Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Well, Balmerino
Grid reference
NO 376 241 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
337600 724100
Latitude
56.405113626835025
Longitude
-3.0112367289085147
Altitude (metres)
85
County
Fife
Nearby places
St John's Well, Balmerino (0.14 miles)
Bridie's Well, Balmerino (0.26 miles)
Balmerino, parish (formerly Coultra) (1.11 miles)
St Ayle's Kirk, Balmerino (1.11 miles)
Abbey of St Mary and St Edward, Balmerino (1.16 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
No doubt connected to the Marian cult at Balmerino Abbey. In 1845 the local minister speculated of 'the Lady Well' that 'the springs have obviously served, in other days, a more dignified and important end than the practical and economical one to which they are now applied' (NSA ix, 580).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Well
Head name
Lady Well
Place
Lady Well, Balmerino
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 1855, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady Well Head nameLady Well PlaceLady Well, Balmerino Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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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