Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Croft, settlement Insch ABD
Grid reference
NJ 593 308 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359300 830800
Latitude
57.366058663251465
Longitude
-2.6767120787765935
Altitude (metres)
240
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St John's Well, Insch ABD (1.92 miles)
St John's Chapel, Insch ABD (2.37 miles)
Rathmuriel, former parish, Kennethmont (2.59 miles)
Christ's Kirk, Rathmuriel, Kennethmont (2.59 miles)
Christkirk, settlement Kennethmont (2.63 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Insch, parish ABD
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Croft
Head name
Lady Croft
Place
Lady Croft, settlement Insch ABD
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Lady Croft 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady Croft Head nameLady Croft PlaceLady Croft, settlement Insch ABD 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) (probable)
Lady, Our Lady (probable)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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