Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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My Lady's Well, Nemphlar, Lanark
Grid reference
NS 859 446 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
285900 644600
Latitude
55.681460293784035
Longitude
-3.8148588545780036
Altitude (metres)
155
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Lady Well, Nemphlar, Lanark (0.06 miles)
Nemphlar, former parish, Lanark (0.26 miles)
St Nicholas Church (medieval), Lanark (1.5 miles)
St Nicholas's Church (modern), Lanark (1.5 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Lanark (1.58 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is at a road junction near the tiny village (and therefore near the parish kirk) of Nemphlar. OS Digimap shows the road running south from the well as 'Lady Well'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lanark, parish
Within Nemphlar, former parish, Lanark (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Lady Well, Nemphlar, Lanark
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Mary Well
Head name
Mary Well
Place
My Lady's Well, Nemphlar, Lanark
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
My Lady's Well
Head name
My Lady's Well
Place
My Lady's Well, Nemphlar, Lanark
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
My Lady's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMy Lady's Well Head nameMy Lady's Well PlaceMy Lady's Well, Nemphlar, Lanark Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Feature named in sourcewell 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)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Lady Well, Lady Well, Nemphlar, Lanark
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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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
