Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Chapel, Insch ABD
Grid reference
NJ 618 279 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
361800 827900
Latitude
57.340223793927535
Longitude
-2.6346982654278457
Altitude (metres)
195
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St John's Well, Insch ABD (0.75 miles)
Lady Well, Premnay (0.93 miles)
St Drostan's Church, Insch ABD (0.94 miles)
Insch, parish ABD (0.94 miles)
Rathmuriel, former parish, Kennethmont (1.06 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of a chapel and the actual location of the supposed chapel are both doubtful (NMRS). It is not very far from the find-site of a Class I Pictish stone (NJ614274)- double disc and Z-rod.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St John's Well, Insch ABD
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Chapel
Head name
St John's Chapel
Place
St John's Chapel, Insch ABD
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St John's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Chapel Head nameSt John's Chapel PlaceSt John's Chapel, Insch ABD 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
John (ns) (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
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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