Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmure, Our Lady's chapel, Tarbat
Grid reference
NH 873 768 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
287300 876800
Latitude
57.766955308646224
Longitude
-3.8946817247752934
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Creag na Baintighearna, Tarbat (0.53 miles)
Our Lady's Well, Tarbat (0.53 miles)
Our Lady's Haven, Tarbat ROS (1.38 miles)
Chapel Barr, eccles. Tarbat (1.72 miles)
Fearn, modern parish ROS (2.19 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the chapel site where the Hilton of Cadboll stone was found.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Creag na Baintighearna, Tarbat
Adjacent Our Lady's Haven, Tarbat ROS
Adjacent Our Lady's Well, Tarbat
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilmure
Head name
Kilmure
Place
Kilmure, Our Lady's chapel, Tarbat
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Historic formKilmure Head nameKilmure PlaceKilmure, Our Lady's chapel, Tarbat Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, vii no. 409 Date of citation1609 x 1610 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Our Lady's Chapel
Head name
Our Lady's Chapel
Place
Kilmure, Our Lady's chapel, Tarbat
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Our-Ladyis-chapell 1609, RMS
Historic formOur-Ladyis-chapell Head nameOur Lady's Chapel PlaceKilmure, Our Lady's chapel, Tarbat Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, vii no. 409 Date of citation1609 x 1610 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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