Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Moss, Kirkurd / Skirling
Grid reference
NT 090 425 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
309000 642500
Latitude
55.667475812062
Longitude
-3.446885088821527
Altitude (metres)
305
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
Mary's Knowe, Dolphinton (2.12 miles)
Skirling, parish (2.36 miles)
Dolphinton, parish (2.5 miles)
Walston, parish LAN (2.81 miles)
Kirkurd, parish (3.06 miles)
Object Classification
Vegetation
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
The moss is on the boundary high in the hills between Kirkurd and Skirling parishes.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Moss
Head name
Lady Moss
Place
Lady Moss, Kirkurd / Skirling
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 Moss 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady Moss Head nameLady Moss PlaceLady Moss, Kirkurd / Skirling 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)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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
