Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St James's Chapel, Premnay
Grid reference
NJ 628 254 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
362800 825400
Latitude
57.31784822254048
Longitude
-2.6177072850947947
Altitude (metres)
200
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Catherine's Well, Premnay (0.55 miles)
St Laverances Well, Premnay (0.56 miles)
Kate's Well, Premnay (0.83 miles)
Premnay, parish (0.89 miles)
St Caran's Church, Premnay (0.89 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS Name Book reports that in the nineteenth century soil and great quantities of bones were dug out of the graveyard; many building stones are built into nearby dykes. No trace now remains (NMRS).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St James's Chapel
Head name
St James's Chapel
Place
St James's Chapel, Premnay
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 James's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt James's Chapel Head nameSt James's Chapel PlaceSt James's Chapel, Premnay 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
James (ns) (certain)
James the Great, apostle (probable)