Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Catholic Church, Inverness
Grid reference
NJ 663 452 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
366300 845200
Latitude
57.49598912258878
Longitude
-2.5623114999006904
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Lady Hillock, hill, Inverkeithny (1.36 miles)
Ladybank, settlement Inverkeithny (1.36 miles)
St Carnac's Chapel, Turriff (2.03 miles)
Inverkeithny, parish (aka Conveth) (2.38 miles)
St Donan's Well, Auchterless ABD (2.56 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Modern Catholic church in Inverness.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Inverness & Bona
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Catholic Church
Head name
St Mary's Catholic Church
Place
St Mary's Catholic Church, Inverness
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
St Mary's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Chapel Head nameSt Mary's Catholic Church PlaceSt Mary's Catholic Church, Inverness 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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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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