Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladystone Linn, Galston
Grid reference
NS 594 359 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
259400 635900
Latitude
55.596387995573885
Longitude
-4.23159119177037
Altitude (metres)
205
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Maria's Well, Loudoun (5.8 miles)
Galston, parish (5.84 miles)
Sorn, modern parish, aka Dalgain (6.33 miles)
Kilmichael, ~eccles, Loudoun (6.38 miles)
Kilmichael, settlement, Loudoun (6.38 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Notes
It is close to a ford across the Tulloch Burn.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Galston, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladystone Linn
Head name
Ladystone Linn
Place
Ladystone Linn, Galston
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
Ladystone Linn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadystone Linn Head nameLadystone Linn PlaceLadystone Linn, Galston 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
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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
