Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Our Lady's Chapel, Stow
Grid reference
NT 454 438 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345400 643800
Latitude
55.684613526470976
Longitude
-2.868489207871785
Altitude (metres)
180
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Our Lady's Well, Stow (0.06 miles)
St Mary of Wedale Church, Stow (0.53 miles)
Stow, parish, alias Wedale (0.53 miles)
St Ann's Bridge, Stow (0.57 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Park, Roxburghshire (5.02 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A fragment of stone walling survives.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Stow, parish, alias Wedale
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Our Lady's Well, Stow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Our Lady's Chapel
Head name
Our Lady's Chapel
Place
Our Lady's Chapel, Stow
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
Our Lady's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formOur Lady's Chapel Head nameOur Lady's Chapel PlaceOur Lady's Chapel, Stow 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (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:
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