Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Chapel, Kirkmichael KRM BNF
Grid reference
NJ 143 238 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
314300 823800
Latitude
57.29694843197869
Longitude
-3.4222937335840333
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Kirkmichael, parish KRM Banff (0 miles)
St Michael's Cross, Kirkmichael (0 miles)
St Michael's Well, Kirkmichael KRM Banff (0.36 miles)
Tobar Aoibh, Kirkmichael MRY (1.89 miles)
St Bridget's Chapel, Kirkmichael KRM (3.75 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The site of the medieval kirk, where the modern parish kirk now stands in the graveyard.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Michael's Cross, Kirkmichael
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Eaglais Mhicheil
Head name
Eaglais Mhicheil
Place
St Michael's Chapel, Kirkmichael KRM BNF
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Eaglais Mhicheal 1920, Aberdeen, King's College MS 2276
Historic formEaglais Mhicheal Head nameEaglais Mhicheil PlaceSt Michael's Chapel, Kirkmichael KRM BNF Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAberdeen, King's College MS 2276, fo. 34v Date of citation1920 x 1930 Feature named in sourcesgir ('parish of') Notes on the context of this place-nameAlexander explains in this notebook that the material has been copied from Diack's notebooks of his fieldwork in the Eastern Highlands, 1920-1930, covering chiefly the districts of Aberfoyle, Strathardle, Braemar, Strathspey and Inverness. Alexander comments that 'over the area named, Diack conversed with the last generation of Gaelic speakers possessing a sure grip of the place-names in their true form'. He goes on to explain that what follows is ordered by district and map number, and includes phonetic transcriptions of 'spoken names as used by Gaelic speakers, nearly all of them elderly people'. We are grateful to Prof. Dauvit Broun for his record of some names from this manuscript. |
Source code
Aberdeen, King's College MS 2276
Author
W. M. Alexander
Source title
Place-Names of the Eastern Higlands from the Note Books of Francis C. Diack
Year
1930 x 1957
Notes
Alexander explains in this notebook that the material has been copied from Diack's notebooks of his fieldwork in the Eastern Highlands, 1920-1930, covering chiefly the districts of Aberfoyle, Strathardle, Braemar, Strathspey and Inverness. Alexander comments that 'over the area named, Diack conversed with the last generation of Gaelic speakers possessing a sure grip of the place-names in their true form'. He goes on to explain that what follows is ordered by district and map number, and includes phonetic transcriptions of 'spoken names as used by Gaelic speakers, nearly all of them elderly people'. We are grateful to Prof. Dauvit Broun for his record of some names from this manuscript.
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
Kirkmichael
Head name
Kirkmichael
Place
St Michael's Chapel, Kirkmichael KRM BNF
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
Kirk Michell 1583, Pont MS
Historic formKirk Michell Head nameKirkmichael PlaceSt Michael's Chapel, Kirkmichael KRM BNF Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 7 Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Kirk Michael 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKirk Michael Head nameKirkmichael PlaceSt Michael's Chapel, Kirkmichael KRM BNF Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Aberdeen and Banff Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
St Michael's Chapel
Head name
St Michael's Chapel
Place
St Michael's Chapel, Kirkmichael KRM BNF
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
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