Ladywell
Tobar na Baintighearna
Meaning
well of the lady
Location
Perthshire
Perth and Kinross
PH2
NO210276
English / Map Form: Ladywell
Gaelic Form: Tobar na Baintighearna
Location: Perth & Kinross
Post Town: PERTH
Postcode area: PH2
County: Perthshire
Local Authority: Perth and Kinross
English / Map Form: Ladywell
Gaelic Form: Tobar na Baintighearna
Language Notes
G nom. sg. tobar, masc. ‘well’ + na fem. gen. sg. def. art. + gen. sg. baintighearna, fem. ‘lady’.Element Meaning
G tobar ~ well + G baintighearna ~ lady
Sources
| lands of Ladywall | 1672 RPS [1672/6/72] |
| Ladeywall, Laidywall | 1675 Red Book of Grandtully no. 157 |
| Ladywell | 1783 Stobie/Perth |
| Ladywell | 1794 Ainslie/Forfar |
| Ladywell | 1832 Thomson |
Additional Information
The well itself is behind the house, on the Rait Burn. Presumably this relates, at least currently, to the Virgin Mary.
