Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Isle, Dundonald
Grid reference
NS 274 292 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
227400 629200
Latitude
55.52596018201509
Longitude
-4.7347195704722616
Altitude (metres)
7
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Meddans, Dundonald, AYR (3.49 miles)
St Nicholas's Well, Prestwick (5.02 miles)
Prestwick St Nicholas, parish (burgh) (5.02 miles)
St Nicholas's Church, Prestwick (5.02 miles)
Maryborough, MPK, Ayrshire (5.04 miles)
Object Classification
Island
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Adair 1685 shows a chapel on the island, probably dedicated to the BVM, from which the island is named.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dundonald, parish AYR
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Lady Isle
Head name
Lady Isle
Place
Lady Isle, Dundonald
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 formLady Yle Head nameLady Isle PlaceLady Isle, Dundonald Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Kyle Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Lady Isle 1723, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formLady Isle Head nameLady Isle PlaceLady Isle, Dundonald Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 413 Date of citation1723 x 1723 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
Historic formLady Isle Head nameLady Isle PlaceLady Isle, Dundonald Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, i, 105 Date of citation1791 x 1791 Feature named in sourceisland |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Lady Isle 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady Isle Head nameLady Isle PlaceLady Isle, Dundonald 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) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
Mary Isle
Head name
Mary Isle
Place
Lady Isle, Dundonald
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formMary I. Head nameMary Isle PlaceLady Isle, Dundonald Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAdair 1685 Notes on the context of this place-nameA high-resolution digital image of the map is available at www.nls.uk |
Adair, J. (1685), 'A mape of the west of Scotland containing Clydsdail, Nithsdail, Ranfrew, Shyre of Ayre, & Galloway'.
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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