Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fillan's Chapel, Largs
Grid reference
NS 195 637 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
219500 663700
Latitude
55.83273941073199
Longitude
-4.882415458908064
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Fillan's Well, Largs (0.06 miles)
St Fillan's House, Largs (0.18 miles)
St Fillan's Bridge, Largs (0.25 miles)
St Columba's Church, Largs (2.7 miles)
Largs, parish (2.7 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
No trace remains of the chapel, but in 1856 a Mr W. Stewart remembered seeing its foundations (NMRS). The chapel gives its name to nearby St Fillan's Bridge (NS191637.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Largs, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Fillan's Bridge, Largs
Adjacent St Fillan's House, Largs
Adjacent St Fillan's Well, Largs
95 metres
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Fillan's Chapel
Head name
St Fillan's Chapel
Place
St Fillan's Chapel, Largs
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 Fillan's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fillan's Chapel Head nameSt Fillan's Chapel PlaceSt Fillan's Chapel, Largs 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
Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (certain)
Fillan of Strathfillan (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of St Fillan's Bridge, St Fillan's Bridge, Largs
Same specific as St Fillan's Well, St Fillan's Well, Largs
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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