Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladycross Well, Maybole
Grid reference
NS 289 110 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
228900 611000
Latitude
55.36311499155461
Longitude
-4.699797893226436
Altitude (metres)
132
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Ladycross, Maybole (0.14 miles)
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Maybole (1.05 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Maybole (1.06 miles)
Maybole, parish (1.06 miles)
St John's Cottage, Maybole (1.25 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Named from the crossroads at NS290109. According to NSA was also known as Pennyglen Well. NMRS records a tradition that its waters could cure cattle of 'mure-ill', and that a stone incised with a cross once stood nearby (NMRS, Canmore ID 40941).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Maybole, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladycross Well
Head name
Ladycross Well
Place
Ladycross Well, Maybole
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Ladycross Well 1857, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadycross Well Head nameLadycross Well PlaceLadycross Well, Maybole Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1857 x 1857 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.