Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Anthony's Chapel, Glenelg
Grid reference
NG 718 019 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
171800 801900
Latitude
57.051708841980265
Longitude
-5.76319904929745
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Knoydart, former parish, Glenelg (4.13 miles)
Kilchoan, St Comgan's Ch., eccles, Glenelg (Knoydart) (4.16 miles)
Kilchoan, settlement Glenelg (4.18 miles)
Sleat, parish (Skye) (4.89 miles)
Cille Chuimein, eccles., Glenelg (5.69 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Modern chapel in township of Sandaig, Glenelg. Still in use in 1873, disused by 1974; now a private house.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Anthony's Chapel
Head name
St Anthony's Chapel
Place
St Anthony's Chapel, Glenelg
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 Anthony's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Anthony's Chapel Head nameSt Anthony's Chapel PlaceSt Anthony's Chapel, Glenelg 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
Anthony (ns) (certain)
Anthony of Egypt (maybe)
Anthony of Padua (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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