Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Chapel, Wick
Grid reference
ND 323 522 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
332300 952200
Latitude
58.45316534246723
Longitude
-3.160178222197924
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Caithness
Nearby places
Mary Ford, Wick (0.09 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Wick (1.31 miles)
Wick, parish (2.45 miles)
St Fergus' Church, Wick (2.45 miles)
St Fergus' Well, Wick (2.47 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Wick, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Mary Ford, Wick
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Marykirk
Head name
Marykirk
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Wick
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Mary's Chapel
Head name
St Mary's Chapel
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Wick
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?
No
Marykirk 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formMarykirk Head nameSt Mary's Chapel PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Wick Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, p. 160 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
St Mary's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Church Head nameSt Mary's Chapel PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Wick 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)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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