Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladyurd, settlement, Kirkurd
Grid reference
NT 148 424 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
314800 642400
Latitude
55.66762959380229
Longitude
-3.35466489610546
Altitude (metres)
265
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
Kirkurd, parish (1.2 miles)
St Michael's Chapel, Stobo (1.62 miles)
Newlands, parish (2.67 miles)
Lyne, parish (2.91 miles)
Lady Moss, Kirkurd / Skirling (3.59 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
From this place Ladyurd Hill is named.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkurd, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladyurd
Head name
Ladyurd
Place
Ladyurd, settlement, Kirkurd
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 formLadyurd Head nameLadyurd PlaceLadyurd, settlement, Kirkurd Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Tweeddale Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Historic formLadyurd Head nameLadyurd PlaceLadyurd, settlement, Kirkurd Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, x, 185, n. Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Ladyurd 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadyurd Head nameLadyurd PlaceLadyurd, settlement, Kirkurd 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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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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