Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
Grid reference
NO 642 406 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
364200 740600
Latitude
56.55612412355263
Longitude
-2.5824652752908657
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Angus
Nearby places
Lady Bridge, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0 miles)
Ladyloan, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.09 miles)
Arbroath, former parish, Arb. & St Vigeans (0.28 miles)
St Thomas's Ch. modern Arbroath & St Vig. (0.31 miles)
St Nicholas's Land, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.32 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Shown on OS 6 inch as 'site of St Mary's Cha
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Lady Bridge, Arbroath & St Vigeans
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Capella Beate Marie
Head name
Capella Beate Marie
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capella Beate Marie 1505, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCapella Beate Marie Head nameCapella Beate Marie PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 448 (p. 357) Date of citation1505 x 1505 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Capella Nostre Domine
Head name
Capella Nostre Domine
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capella Nostre Domine 1525, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCapella Nostre Domine Head nameCapella Nostre Domine PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 383 Date of citation1525 x 1525 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
St Mary's Chapel
Head name
St Mary's Chapel
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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 Mary's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Chapel Head nameSt Mary's Chapel PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans 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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