Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Chapel, Roberton
Grid reference
NT 416 131 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
341600 613100
Latitude
55.40832418648507
Longitude
-2.922442555481573
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Lady's Well, Roberton (0.33 miles)
Roberton, modern parish ROX (1.2 miles)
Martinshouse, Hawick (3.97 miles)
Martin's Bridge (4.03 miles)
St Leonard's Park, Hawick (4.21 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Nothing remains of this chapel on the ground (NMRS). Its supposed dedication to the BVM is asserted by the OS Name Book, but in spite of the lack of a sound attestation it is a possibility. There is a well called Ladywell about 400 metres to the NW of this site marked on OS 6 inch 1st edn (1843 x 1882), becoming Lady's Well on 2nd edn (1892 x 1905).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Roberton, modern parish ROX
Within Roberton, modern parish ROX
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Chapel
Head name
St Mary's Chapel
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Roberton
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (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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