Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Chapel, Ordiquhill
Grid reference
NJ 564 556 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
356400 855600
Latitude
57.5885659694312
Longitude
-2.729351268466816
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Ordiquhill, parish (0.44 miles)
St Mary's Well, Ordiquhill (0.5 miles)
Craigmartin, settlement, Ordiquhill (1.05 miles)
St John's Well, Ordiquhill (1.61 miles)
Kate's Well, Grange (2.27 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS says that there is no trace of the old church, which was demolished in 1805, replaced by the present building. There are gravestones in the kirkyard dating to the mid-eighteenth century.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ordiquhill, parish
Relationships with other places
Related ? St Mary's Well, Ordiquhill
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Chapel
Head name
St Mary's Chapel
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Ordiquhill
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Mary’s chapel Head nameSt Mary's Chapel PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Ordiquhill Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vi, 348 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Mary's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Chapel Head nameSt Mary's Chapel PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Ordiquhill 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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