Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Adamnan's Chapel, Slains
Grid reference
NK 029 325 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
402900 832500
Latitude
57.3831402307909
Longitude
-1.9517602349364074
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Slains, parish (2.36 miles)
St Ternan's Chapel, Slains (2.36 miles)
St Ternan's Well, Slains (2.36 miles)
Mungo, Cruden (2.61 miles)
St James's Chapel, Episcopal, Cruden (3.04 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records the ruins here probably built in the fifteenth century and an associated well nearby.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Slains, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Adamnan's Chapel
Head name
St Adamnan's Chapel
Place
St Adamnan's Chapel, Slains
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 Adamnan’s chapel 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Adamnan’s chapel Head nameSt Adamnan's Chapel PlaceSt Adamnan's Chapel, Slains Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 5 p276, n. Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourcechapel |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Fidamnan's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fidamnan's Chapel Head nameSt Adamnan's Chapel PlaceSt Adamnan's Chapel, Slains 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
Adomnán (ns) (certain)
Adomnán m. Rónáin of Iona (probable)
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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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