Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Well, Gargunnock
Grid reference
NS 667 950 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
266700 695000
Latitude
56.12914336500888
Longitude
-4.1448743008398115
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
Kippen, parish (1 miles)
St Mauvais' Well, Kippen (1 miles)
St Colm's Glen, Gargunnock (1.45 miles)
Craigmakessoch, Gargunnock (1.74 miles)
Ladylands, settlement Kippen (2.44 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Notes
It lies close to the boundary between Gargunnock and Kippen parishes.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Well
Head name
Lady's Well
Place
Lady's Well, Gargunnock
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's Well 1865, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady's Well Head nameLady's Well PlaceLady's Well, Gargunnock 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) (maybe)
Lady, Our Lady (maybe)
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
