Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Moore, Lochwinnoch
Grid reference
NS 270 640 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
227000 664000
Latitude
55.83817809356109
Longitude
-4.762998366518263
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
Little Craig Minnan, Kilmacolm (2.73 miles)
Craig Minnan, Kilmacolm (3.1 miles)
Ladyland Moor, Kilbirnie (3.55 miles)
St Fillan's Well, Largs (4.65 miles)
St Fillan's Chapel, Largs (4.65 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Lady Moore is shown on Blaeu (Renfrewshire) to the west of 'Queensett Loch' (OS Queenside Loch), and close to the western march of Renfrewshire. If this name does contain a reference to the BVM, it may arise from the interests of Paisley Abbey in this area.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lochwinnoch, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Moore
Head name
Lady Moore
Place
Lady Moore, Lochwinnoch
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Lady Moore 1654, Blaeu
Historic formLady Moore Head nameLady Moore PlaceLady Moore, Lochwinnoch Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Renfrewshire Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
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:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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