Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladye Well, Terregles
Grid reference
NX 927 774 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
292700 577400
Latitude
55.07937154542461
Longitude
-3.6809521700526084
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Ladye Chapel, eccles. Terregles (0.09 miles)
Terregles, parish (0.31 miles)
Maryfield, Terregles (0.53 miles)
Kirkpatrick, settlement, K. Irongray KIG (1.45 miles)
Kirkpatrick, eccles, Kirkpatrick Irongray (1.5 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records: 'From the proximity of Lady Chapel (St Mary's Chapel - NX97NW 8), this would appear to have been a holy well, dedicated to St Mary'. The water gathers in a large porcelain bowl.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Terregles, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Ladye Chapel, eccles. Terregles
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladye Well
Head name
Ladye Well
Place
Ladye Well, Terregles
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
Ladye Well 1892, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formLadye Well Head nameLadye Well PlaceLadye Well, Terregles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch second edn. Date of citation1892 x 1905 |
Source code
OS 6 inch second edn.
Source title
OS 6 inch second edition
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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