Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St James's Church, Episcopal Muthill
Grid reference
NN 868 170 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
286800 717000
Latitude
56.33191182632265
Longitude
-3.8310574560587445
Altitude (metres)
75
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Cattan's Well, Muthill (0 miles)
Muthill, parish (0.06 miles)
Lady's Well, Muthill (0.18 miles)
St Patrick's Church, Strageath, Muthill (1.23 miles)
Strageath, former parish, Muthill etc. (1.23 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Built in 1836.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Muthill, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St James's Church
Head name
St James's Church
Place
St James's Church, Episcopal Muthill
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 James's Chapel 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt James's Chapel Head nameSt James's Church PlaceSt James's Church, Episcopal Muthill Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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
James (ns) (certain)
James the Great, apostle (maybe)
James, the Less, son of Alphaeus (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
