Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Luke's Chapel, Kildrummy (Mo Luag's)
Grid reference
NJ 455 212 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345500 821200
Latitude
57.27838252459069
Longitude
-2.9040141780305793
Altitude (metres)
220
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Luke's Well, Kildrummy (Mo Luag's) (0.12 miles)
St John's Well, Auchindoir & Kearn (2.12 miles)
St Mary's Church, Auchindoir & Kearn (2.46 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Kildrummy (2.53 miles)
St Bride's Well, Kildrummy (2.56 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The chapel site is close to the parish boundary in a part of Kildrummy parish that is very much isolated from the bulk of the parish. NMRS describes the ruins which contain some thirteenth-century detail. Only the footinngs remain.
Relationships with other parishes
Adjacent Auchindoir & Kearn
65 metres
Within Kildrummy, parish
Within Kildrummy, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Luke's Chapel
Head name
St Luke's Chapel
Place
St Luke's Chapel, Kildrummy (Mo Luag's)
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
Sammiluaks 1724, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formSammiluaks Head nameSt Luke's Chapel PlaceSt Luke's Chapel, Kildrummy (Mo Luag's) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 30 Date of citation1724 x 1724 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
St Luke's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Luke's Chapel Head nameSt Luke's Chapel PlaceSt Luke's Chapel, Kildrummy (Mo Luag's) 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
Lugaid, Mo Lua, Mo Luóc (ns) (certain)
Mo Luóc m. Luchta of Lismore (probable)
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