Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Knowe, Tynron
Grid reference
NX 796 926 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
279600 592600
Latitude
55.212895425517075
Longitude
-3.892510599896696
Altitude (metres)
150
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Dalmakerran, settlement, Tynron (0.14 miles)
Tynron, parish (0.61 miles)
Kirkconnel Burn, Tynron (1.45 miles)
Glencairn, parish (1.59 miles)
Knockausten, settlement, Glencairn (1.91 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tynron, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Knowe
Head name
Lady's Knowe
Place
Lady's Knowe, Tynron
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 Knowe 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady's Knowe Head nameLady's Knowe PlaceLady's Knowe, Tynron 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) (maybe)
Lady, Our Lady (maybe)