Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Well, ~well Duns
Grid reference
NT 794 557 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
379400 655700
Latitude
55.79418096106809
Longitude
-2.3285871065557915
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
Ladywell, settlement Duns (0 miles)
Johnsfield, settlement Duns (0.28 miles)
Sanct Sownis Wallis, settlement, Duns (0.42 miles)
Sanct-sownis-wallis, Duns (0.42 miles)
Preston, former parish, Bunkle and Preston (0.95 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of a well of this name is inferred from the farm-name, Ladywell, at this NGR. OS Digimap shows no less than four springs or points where water-courses rise within 60 metres of the farm buildings.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Duns, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Ladywell, settlement Duns
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Well
Head name
Lady Well
Place
Lady Well, ~well Duns
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
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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Satellite map with labels:
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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
