Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Hill, Smailholm
Grid reference
NT 635 345 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
363500 634500
Latitude
55.6027442895415
Longitude
-2.5793692237682535
Altitude (metres)
207
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Smailholm, parish (1.43 miles)
Mertoun, parish (2.08 miles)
Makerstoun, parish (2.22 miles)
Nenthorn, tree, Nenthorn (2.36 miles)
Mary Magdalene's Hosp., Rutherford, Maxton (2.36 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Smailholm, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Hill
Head name
Lady Hill
Place
Lady Hill, Smailholm
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 Hill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady Hill Head nameLady Hill PlaceLady Hill, Smailholm 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 the Blessed Virgin (doubtful)
Lady, Our Lady (doubtful)