Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Chapel, Nairn
Grid reference
NH 888 528 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
288800 852800
Latitude
57.551843329689326
Longitude
-3.8584251289263163
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Nairnshire
Nearby places
Nairn, parish (2.12 miles)
Auldearn, parish (2.55 miles)
Croftfergus, settlement, Petty (4.72 miles)
Cawdor parish, formerly Barevan (4.74 miles)
St Barevan's Church, Cawdor (4.74 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS: built c.1220, but it is first mentioned in 1474 (citing Bain 1893). It was attached to the family of Geddes in Nairn, and the present building (built for Roses of Geddes and Kilravock) probably occupies the site of the original chapel. OSA xii, 391 discusses the state of the building, the charter of the chapel's foundation, and the terms of its grant.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Nairn, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Chapel
Head name
St Mary's Chapel
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Nairn
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Chapel Head nameSt Mary's Chapel PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Nairn 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)
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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