Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladycroft, settlement Aberdeen
Grid reference
NJ 940 057 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
394000 805700
Latitude
57.14234121006709
Longitude
-2.0991573786417255
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Well, Aberdeen (0.06 miles)
Church of St Nicholas, Aberdeen (0.31 miles)
Aberdeen City, aka St Nicholas, parish (0.31 miles)
St Thomas's Hospital, Aberdeen (0.32 miles)
St Catharine's Hill, Aberdeen (0.33 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR inferred from the map of Aberdeen published in Aberdeen Burgh Chrs. It may have acquired its name from St Mary's Well which lies on or near Ladycroft, or vice versa.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladycroft
Head name
Ladycroft
Place
Ladycroft, settlement Aberdeen
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ladycroft 1583, Aberdeen Burgh Chrs.
Historic formLadycroft Head nameLadycroft PlaceLadycroft, settlement Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAberdeen Burgh Chrs., no. 33 (p. 74) Date of citation1583 x 1583 Notes on the context of this place-namePrinted by Order of the Lord Provost, Magistrats and Town Council |
Source code
Aberdeen Burgh Chrs.
Author
Peter John Anderson
Source title
Charters and other Writs illustrating the History of the Royal Burgh of Aberdeen,MCLXI-MDCCCIV
Year
1890
Notes
Printed by Order of the Lord Provost, Magistrats and Town Council
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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