Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Well, Haddington
Grid reference
NT 514 742 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
351400 674200
Latitude
55.958401159348824
Longitude
-2.778496525500515
Altitude (metres)
50
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
Ladywell, settlement Haddington (0 miles)
St John's Church, Haddington (0.12 miles)
St Anne's Chapel, Haddington (0.31 miles)
St Martin's Gate, Haddington (0.36 miles)
St Martin's Church, Haddington (0.42 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records (Canmore ID 56519): "Listed as a holy well, dedicated to Our Lady. ... This well has now completely disappeared due to road-widening and house building. Visited by OS (BS) 8 July 1975 ".
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Well
Head name
Lady's Well
Place
Lady's Well, Haddington
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Lady's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady's Well Head nameLady's Well PlaceLady's Well, Haddington 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) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)