Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Hill, Kenmure, Kirkcowan
Grid reference
NX 298 591 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
229800 559100
Latitude
54.897507458292985
Longitude
-4.654500311335199
Altitude (metres)
90
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kirkcowan, settlement, Kirkcowan (2.11 miles)
Kirkcowan, eccles., Kirkcowan (2.11 miles)
Kirkcowan, parish (2.11 miles)
Lincowan, Kirkcowan (2.12 miles)
Lady Hill, Kirkcowan (2.31 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A sharply rising hill on the east bank of the Tarf Water, which is the western boundary of Kirkcowan parish. Although the hill lies immediately west of OS Digimap Chapel Hill, the supposed chapel on Chapel Hill, also shown on OS maps is reported to be probably the remains of an old farmstead (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcowan, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Hill
Head name
Lady Hill
Place
Lady Hill, Kenmure, Kirkcowan
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 Hill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady Hill Head nameLady Hill PlaceLady Hill, Kenmure, Kirkcowan 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)
Place-name data
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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
