Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladyinch, settlement Cupar
Grid reference
NO 368 145 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
336800 714500
Latitude
56.31876289621907
Longitude
-3.0218890430191396
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Fife
Nearby places
Lady Wynd, Cupar (0.38 miles)
Cupar, parish (0.45 miles)
St Mary's Church, (St Christopher's) Cupar (0.45 miles)
St Catherine Street, Cupar (0.5 miles)
St Catherine's Priory & Church, Cupar (0.5 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Close to Lady Burn, and in the vicinity of the earlier medieval parish church of Cupar, which may have been dedicated to the BVM.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cupar, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladyinch
Head name
Ladyinch
Place
Ladyinch, settlement 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
Ladyinch 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadyinch Head nameLadyinch PlaceLadyinch, settlement Cupar 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
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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