Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Well, Dumfries
Grid reference
NX 978 740 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
297800 574000
Latitude
55.049903486557696
Longitude
-3.599872580722567
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Ladyfield, settlement, Dumfries (0.06 miles)
Troqueer, parish (0.67 miles)
St Mary's Church, 19th cent. Dumfries (0.77 miles)
St John's Land, settlement, Dumfries. (1.01 miles)
Dumfries, parish (1.01 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dumfries, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Ladyfield, settlement, Dumfries
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Well
Head name
Lady's Well
Place
Lady's Well, Dumfries
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 Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady's Well Head nameLady's Well PlaceLady's Well, Dumfries 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)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Ladyfield, Ladyfield, settlement, Dumfries