Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladyscroft, Blackford
Grid reference
NN 908 082 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
290800 708200
Latitude
56.253817415863715
Longitude
-3.762748738562983
Altitude (metres)
145
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Blackford, modern parish (0.83 miles)
St Mungo's Chapel, Blackford (1.61 miles)
Bride's Burn, Blackford (1.73 miles)
St Mungo's Farm, Blackford (1.8 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Blackford (1.92 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It stood 160 m north of Ogilvie Castle, on the west bank of Damakellis Burn.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Blackford, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladyscroft
Head name
Ladyscroft
Place
Ladyscroft, Blackford
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ladyscroft 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadyscroft Head nameLadyscroft PlaceLadyscroft, Blackford 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.
lady (Sc), Sc, 'lady; Blessed Virgin Mary'
croft, Sc, 'croft, plot of land'
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
