Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Well, Glenluce
Grid reference
NX 214 548 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
221400 554800
Latitude
54.855976390119395
Longitude
-4.7826790183346
Altitude (metres)
35
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kirkchrist, ~eccles, Glenluce (0 miles)
Kilfillan, settlement, Glenluce (0.63 miles)
Kilfillan, ~eccles. Glenluce (1 miles)
Ladycroft, settlement, Kirkmaiden (Rinns) (1.14 miles)
St Helena Island, Glenluce (1.61 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Well
Head name
Lady Well
Place
Lady Well, Glenluce
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 Well 1892, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formLady Well Head nameLady Well PlaceLady Well, Glenluce Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch second edn. Date of citation1892 x 1905 |
Source code
OS 6 inch second edn.
Source title
OS 6 inch second edition
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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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
