Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Well, Balmaclellan
Grid reference
NX 644 782 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
264400 578200
Latitude
55.079633329086086
Longitude
-4.124373956383441
Altitude (metres)
65
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Balmaclellan, parish (0.71 miles)
Kells, parish (0.75 miles)
Giles's Hill, settlment, Kells (0.92 miles)
St John's Chair, Dalry KCB (2.26 miles)
St John's Town of Dalry, Dalry KCB (2.42 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The name Lady's Well as it stands is obsolete, though the spring to which it applies is still shown on OS Digimap. But the name is perpetuated in OS Digimap Lady's Well Hill, on whose SE slope the well lies.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Balmaclellan, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Well
Head name
Lady's Well
Place
Lady's Well, Balmaclellan
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ladys Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadys Well Head nameLady's Well PlaceLady's Well, Balmaclellan 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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