Volume contents
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
CHAPEL WELL | Chapel Well Chapel Well Chapel Well |
Mr. Thomas Russell Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Joseph Russell |
140.05 | A Spring well adjacent to Chapelhill. It is cut in a freestone rock, from which issues a constant supply of pure spring water even in the dryest Seasons. It is not impregnated with ay Kind of Mineral. A Chapel Stood near it at one time, the site of which Cannot be pointed out by any person in the neighbourhood. |
LADY WELL | Lady Well Lady Well Lady Well |
Mr. Thomas Russell Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Joseph Russell |
140.05 | A Spring well adjacent to, and south of the town of ClacKmannan Its water is pure, and issues copiously from a gravelly bed. It is not impregnated with any Kind of Mineral. Tradition says that at the time when ClacKmannan Tower was a royal residence, one of the ladies of the Court caused this well to be opened; hence its name. |
LADYWELL | Ladywell Ladywell Ladywell |
Mr. Thomas Russell Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Joseph Russell |
140.05 | A dwellinghouse and out offices in one range of buildings, one storey, tiled, and in good repair. The name is derived from the adjacent well. Property of the Earl of Zetland. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 36
Parish of ClacKmannan
Ordnance Survey - Clackmannan county, OS Name Books - Clackmannan county - Volume 3 - Parish of Clackmannan, OS1/8/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Clackmannan.
Ordnance Survey - Clackmannan county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Clackmannan, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.