Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Our Lady's Chapel
Grid reference
HU 383 500 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
438300 115000
Latitude
60.233048947798935
Longitude
-1.3083999384807496
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Weisdale, former Parish, Tingwall (Shetland) (0 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel, Weisdale, Tingwall (Shet) (0 miles)
Annsfield in Sandsting (2.38 miles)
St Mary's Chapel by Sand (2.88 miles)
Sandsting, parish (Shetland) (2.88 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Nothing now remains, but local people can still point out the site (OSNB 1878)
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tingwall, parish (Shetland)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Our Lady's Chapel
Head name
Our Lady's Chapel
Place
Our Lady's Chapel
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Our Lady's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formOur Lady's Chapel Head nameOur Lady's Chapel PlaceOur Lady's Chapel Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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.
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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