Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bathan's Chapel, Abbey St Bathans
Grid reference
NT 760 617 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
376000 661700
Latitude
55.84793896908
Longitude
-2.383348398169317
Altitude (metres)
165
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
St Bathan's Well, Abbey St Bathans (0.19 miles)
St Bathan's Church, Abbey St Bathans (0.33 miles)
Abbey St Bathans, parish (0.33 miles)
Strafontein, former parish, Abbey St Bathans (1.05 miles)
Philip Burn, Abbey St Bathans/Oldhamstocks (2.05 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS offers descriptions of these remains about 1/4 mile south of the present church, including possible grave slab and a 'small chancel' at the east end. It has been suggested that it may be an Early Christian site (NMRS Canmore ID 58761).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Abbey St Bathans, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Bathan's Church, Abbey St Bathans
Adjacent St Bathan's Well, Abbey St Bathans
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bathan's Chapel
Head name
St Bathan's Chapel
Place
St Bathan's Chapel, Abbey St Bathans
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 Bathan's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bathan's Chapel Head nameSt Bathan's Chapel PlaceSt Bathan's Chapel, Abbey St Bathans 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
Báithíne m. Brénaínn of Iona (certain)