Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Chapel, Stobo
Grid reference
NT 170 410 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
317000 641000
Latitude
55.65543315882505
Longitude
-3.3192726593425355
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
Lyne, parish (1.34 miles)
Ladyurd, settlement, Kirkurd (1.62 miles)
Stobo, parish (2.24 miles)
St Mungo's Kirk, Stobo (2.24 miles)
Kirkurd, parish (2.77 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records of this place: There was a chapel at Westerhoprew (Wester Happrew: NT 170 417); it was dedicated to St Michael, and described in 1503 as founded by the predecessors of John, Lord Hay of Yester, and endowed with certain lands and a manse. According to Buchan and Paton, it was founded in the 14th century. H Scott 1950; J W Buchan and H Paton 1927 No trace of the chapel was found; no further information. Visited by OS (DWR) 5 July 1971 . It is recorded in Yester Writs, no. 126 (1464) where John Hay of Westir Hopprew (OS Digimap 'Wester Happrew') agreed with Master Robert Esse, vicar of Stobo, anent the building and repair of St Michael's Chapel of Wester Hoprew.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Stobo, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michael's Chapel
Head name
St Michael's Chapel
Place
St Michael's Chapel, Stobo
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?
No
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)