Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Brigit's Chapel, Sundrum
Grid reference
NS 400 192 (vague location)
Six-figure easting & northing
240000 619200
Latitude
55.44047441626843
Longitude
-4.52954760123932
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Fergus Loch, Ayr (0.79 miles)
Coylton, parish (1.3 miles)
Mount Mary, Coylton (1.86 miles)
Cloquhairnan, Coylton (2.22 miles)
Annbank, Tarbolton (2.25 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is a place among various place-names containing the element "Park", inferred to represent "the park of Sundrum", the location of a chapel of St Brigit mentioned in a number of 14th century records. (capelle Sancte Brigide iuxta parcum de Sundrome). There is in fact an earthwork at this NGR, but it is probably earlier than the church would have been. DDSMS which gives the records in question erroneously places the chapel in AYP, when in fact it (and Sundrum estate generally) is in COY.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Coylton, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Brigit's Chapel
Head name
St Brigit's Chapel
Place
St Brigit's Chapel, Sundrum
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Sancte Brigide 1330, ER
Historic formcapella Sancte Brigide Head nameSt Brigit's Chapel PlaceSt Brigit's Chapel, Sundrum Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceER, i, p. 268 Date of citation1330 x 1330 |
Source code
ER
Source title
The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland
Editors
J.Stuart & others
Year
1878-1908
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)