Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Methven's Chapel, Fowlis Wester
Grid reference
NN 933 283 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
293300 728300
Latitude
56.4349068644516
Longitude
-3.7305694316224813
Altitude (metres)
160
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Mo-Bheathan's Bridge, Fowlis Wester (0 miles)
St Mo-Bheathan's Well, Fowlis Wester (0.06 miles)
St Mo-Bheathain's Mill, Crieff (0.26 miles)
St Bean's Church, Fowlis Wester (2.69 miles)
Fowlis Wester, parish (2.69 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The chapel-site is beside the bridge which crosses the River Almond here at Buchanty. The river is the parish boundary between Fowlis Wester (south) and Crieff (north)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Mo-Bheathain's Mill, Crieff
Adjacent St Mo-Bheathan's Bridge, Fowlis Wester
Adjacent St Mo-Bheathan's Well, Fowlis Wester
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Methven's Chapel
Head name
St Methven's Chapel
Place
St Methven's Chapel, Fowlis Wester
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
Historic formM'Bean's Chapel Head nameSt Methven's Chapel PlaceSt Methven's Chapel, Fowlis Wester Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Methven Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Methven Chapel Head nameSt Methven's Chapel PlaceSt Methven's Chapel, Fowlis Wester 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
Beoán, Mo Beóc, Do Beóc, Mo Beoán, Bean (ns) (certain)
Beanus (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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
