Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Murdoch's Chapel, Ethie, Inverkeilor
Grid reference
NO 703 479 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
370300 747900
Latitude
56.62213681127659
Longitude
-2.4840604038852767
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Angus
Nearby places
Ethie, former parish, Inverkeilor (0 miles)
Lunan, parish ANG, d. St Andrews (2.44 miles)
Marywell, settlement Inverkeilor (2.59 miles)
Inverkeilor, parish (2.64 miles)
St Mochonoc's Church, Inverkeilor (2.64 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Near the shore, on the lands of Ethie. Only the eastern gable wall remains (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ethie, former parish, Inverkeilor
Within Inverkeilor, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Murdaci
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Murdaci
Place
St Murdoch's Chapel, Ethie, Inverkeilor
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesia Sancti Murdaci 1219, Arb. Lib.
Historic formEcclesia Sancti Murdaci Head nameEcclesia Sancti Murdaci PlaceSt Murdoch's Chapel, Ethie, Inverkeilor Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i, no. 152 Date of citation1219 x 1226 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Ecclesia Sancti Murdaci 1492, Arb. Lib.
Historic formEcclesia Sancti Murdaci Head nameEcclesia Sancti Murdaci PlaceSt Murdoch's Chapel, Ethie, Inverkeilor Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii, no. 335 Date of citation1492 x 1492 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
St Murdoch's Chapel
Head name
St Murdoch's Chapel
Place
St Murdoch's Chapel, Ethie, Inverkeilor
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 Murdoch's Chapel 1791, OSA
Historic formSt Murdoch's Chapel Head nameSt Murdoch's Chapel PlaceSt Murdoch's Chapel, Ethie, Inverkeilor Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 3 p285 Date of citation1791 x 1799 Feature named in sourcechapel |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Murdoch's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Murdoch's Chapel Head nameSt Murdoch's Chapel PlaceSt Murdoch's Chapel, Ethie, Inverkeilor 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.
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
