Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Chapel, Montrose (episc)
Grid reference
NO 716 576 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
371600 757600
Latitude
56.70936694240413
Longitude
-2.4639428899716815
County
Angus
Nearby places
Church of St Mary & St Peter, Montrose (0.09 miles)
Church of Sts Peter & Paul, Montrose (0.14 miles)
Montrose, parish, aka Salorch (0.14 miles)
St Paul's Church, Montrose (0.33 miles)
St Mary's Priory, Montrose (0.45 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is now a Day Care Centre (OS Digimap), on St Mary's Road. The dedication of this chapel seems to have been transferred to the other chapel a little to the north-east, which was called St Peter's Chapel, but is now called the Church of St Mary and St Peter.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Episcopal Chapel
Head name
St Mary's Episcopal Chapel
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Montrose (episc)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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 Mary's Episcopal Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Episcopal Chapel Head nameSt Mary's Episcopal Chapel PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Montrose (episc) 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (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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