Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Well, well, Mochrum
Grid reference
NX 362 431 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
236200 543100
Latitude
54.755988855319785
Longitude
-4.545736616132258
Altitude (metres)
35
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Barwinnock, settlement, Glasserton (1.46 miles)
St Medana's Well, Kirkmaiden, Glasserton (1.93 miles)
Kirkmaiden, eccles., XKM Glasserton (2 miles)
Kirkmaiden, former parish, XKM Glasserton (2 miles)
Mochrum, parish (2.19 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This well gives its name to OS Lady Well Plantation. OS Name Book records this as a holy well. In the twentieth century a farmer found that three small field drains converged on the site of the well (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Mochrum, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Well
Head name
Lady Well
Place
Lady Well, well, Mochrum
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 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady Well Head nameLady Well PlaceLady Well, well, Mochrum 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) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
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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