Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Burn, Monimail/Cupar
Grid reference
NO 377 145 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
337700 714500
Latitude
56.318882054546556
Longitude
-3.0073393824917414
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Catherine Street, Cupar (0.06 miles)
St Catherine's Cottage, Cupar (0.06 miles)
St Catherine's Priory & Church, Cupar (0.09 miles)
St Michael's Church, Tarvit, Cupar (0.12 miles)
St Michael's Hill, Tarvit, Cupar (0.12 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
It flows from Monimail parish into Cupar parish, and during its course it passes by the site of the earlier medieval parish church of Cupar. The dedication of that church, if it was to the BVM, may explain the name of the Lady Burn.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cupar, parish
Within Monimail, parish
Within Monimail, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Lady Burn
Head name
Lady Burn
Place
Lady Burn, Monimail/Cupar
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-burne 1595, RMS
Historic formLady-burne Head nameLady Burn PlaceLady Burn, Monimail/Cupar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, vi no. 323 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Historic formLady Burn Head nameLady Burn PlaceLady Burn, Monimail/Cupar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xvii, 140 Date of citation1796 x 1796 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
St Mary's Burn
Head name
St Mary's Burn
Place
Lady Burn, Monimail/Cupar
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Mary's Waters 1796, OSA
Historic formSt Mary's Waters Head nameSt Mary's Burn PlaceLady Burn, Monimail/Cupar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xvii, 140 Date of citation1796 x 1796 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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