Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Well, Ratho
Grid reference
NT 138 709 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
313800 670900
Latitude
55.92348177710283
Longitude
-3.3795821657815965
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Ratho, parish (0 miles)
St Mary's Church, Ratho (0 miles)
Bonar's Well, Ratho (0.26 miles)
Dalmahoy, settlement, Ratho (1.46 miles)
Kirkliston, parish (2.28 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Ratho parish church, which was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, dated from the 12th century. MacGibbon and Ross (1896) mention that the "Lady's Well", in the vicinity of the church was still in use.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ratho, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Well
Head name
Lady's Well
Place
Lady's Well, Ratho
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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’s Well 1793, OSA
Historic formLady’s Well Head nameLady's Well PlaceLady's Well, Ratho Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vii, 260 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
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