Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Chapel (19th cent), Laggan
Grid reference
NN 583 933 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
258300 793300
Latitude
57.009226105678316
Longitude
-4.3336581708222335
Altitude (metres)
300
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
St Michael's Chapel (original) Laggan (0.35 miles)
Cladh Chlearnan / Chluanaidh, Laggan (3.62 miles)
Laggan, parish (3.76 miles)
St Kenneth's Church, Laggan (3.76 miles)
Meallach Chaitrìne, Laggan (4.53 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Built c.1845 to replace the older St Michael's Chapel at NN587937, across the river. It was bulldozed entirely in 1955/6 (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Laggan, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michael's Chapel
Head name
St Michael's Chapel
Place
St Michael's Chapel (19th cent), Laggan
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Michael's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Michael's Chapel Head nameSt Michael's Chapel PlaceSt Michael's Chapel (19th cent), Laggan 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.
St Michael's Chapel 1903, OS 6 inch 1st revision
Historic formSt Michael's Chapel Head nameSt Michael's Chapel PlaceSt Michael's Chapel (19th cent), Laggan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch 1st revision Date of citation1903 x 1903 |
Source code
OS 6 inch 1st revision
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
