Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladyton, settlement, Bonhill
Grid reference
NS 399 793 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
239900 679300
Latitude
55.97997634617706
Longitude
-4.566271960679757
County
Dunbartonshire
Nearby places
Bonhill, parish (0.36 miles)
Bonhill, ~eccles., Bonhill (0.36 miles)
Kilmalid, settlement Dumbarton (1.27 miles)
Kirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton (1.53 miles)
Kirkmichael, ~eccles., Dumbarton (1.53 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A single house amidst fields on OS 6 inch 1st edn, now it is the name of part of a modern housing estate.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Bonhill, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladyton
Head name
Ladyton
Place
Ladyton, settlement, Bonhill
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
Historic formLadyton Head nameLadyton PlaceLadyton, settlement, Bonhill Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Lennox Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Ladytoun 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadytoun Head nameLadyton PlaceLadyton, settlement, Bonhill Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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)
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