Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ola's Chapel, South Ronaldsay ORK
Grid reference
ND 434 913 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
343400 991300
Latitude
58.805889264836644
Longitude
-2.979774387272962
County
Orkney
Nearby places
St Margaret's Chapel, South Ronaldsay (1.44 miles)
St Margaret's Hope, village, South Ronaldsay (1.59 miles)
St Margaret's Hope (South Ronaldsay) ORK (1.89 miles)
South Ronaldsay, modern parish (Orkney) (2.08 miles)
St Peter's Church, South Ronaldsay (Orkney) (2.25 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS Name Book reports chapel and burial ground; no archaeological evidence now. Some human remains found nearby, at shorelie (NMRS). The chapel site is beside a settlement called Kirkhouse.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ola's Chapel
Head name
St Ola's Chapel
Place
St Ola's Chapel, South Ronaldsay ORK
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Ola's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ola's Chapel Head nameSt Ola's Chapel PlaceSt Ola's Chapel, South Ronaldsay ORK 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
Olaf (ns) (certain)
Place-name data
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