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Lady's Well, Anwoth
Grid reference
NX 560 560 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
256000 556000
Latitude
54.877904725271875
Longitude
-4.2447077636093296
Altitude (metres)
70
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Kirkbride, ~eccles, Anwoth (0.06 miles)
Kirkbride, settlement, Anwoth (0.2 miles)
Anwoth, parish (1.37 miles)
Killern, settlement, Anwoth (1.89 miles)
Kirkdale, former parish, Kirkmabreck (3.22 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It lies immediately south of the supposed site of a church and churchyard at NX560561 (OS 6 inch 1st edn).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Anwoth, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kirkbride, ~eccles, Anwoth
Adjacent Kirkbride, settlement, Anwoth
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Well
Head name
Lady's Well
Place
Lady's Well, Anwoth
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, Anwoth 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)