Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Well, Abbotrule, Southdean
Grid reference
NT 608 129 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
360800 612900
Latitude
55.40843786091645
Longitude
-2.6191703340335755
Altitude (metres)
180
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Abbotrule, former parish (0.22 miles)
Abbotrule Church, eccl., Southdean (0.22 miles)
Hobkirk, parish aka Roule (1.8 miles)
Hobkirk, eccles., Hobkirk (1.8 miles)
Southdean, parish (2.72 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Abbotrule, former parish (formerly)
Within Southdean, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Abbotrule Church, eccl., Southdean
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Well
Head name
Lady's Well
Place
Lady's Well, Abbotrule, Southdean
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's Well 1858, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady's Well Head nameLady's Well PlaceLady's Well, Abbotrule, Southdean Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1858 x 1858 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
Lady, Our Lady (probable)
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (probable)