Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Agnes's Chapel, Arisaig and Moidart
Grid reference
NM 669 773 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
166900 777300
Latitude
56.8287369423276
Longitude
-5.821149892682292
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
St Finnan's Church, episc. Arisaig & Moidart (3.78 miles)
Torr Cill Uanding, Arisaig and Moidart (4.91 miles)
Moidart, parish, Arisaig & Moidart (5.02 miles)
Arisaig & Moidart, modern parish (5.03 miles)
Kilmary, settlement Arisaig & Moidart (5.99 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Built c. 1850.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Agnes's Chapel
Head name
St Agnes's Chapel
Place
St Agnes's Chapel, Arisaig and Moidart
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 Agnes's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Agnes's Chapel Head nameSt Agnes's Chapel PlaceSt Agnes's Chapel, Arisaig and Moidart 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
Agnes (ns) (certain)
Agnes, martyr of Rome (certain)
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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