Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Lawrence's Chapel, Carmyllie
Grid reference
NO 555 456 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
355500 745600
Latitude
56.600301446354834
Longitude
-2.7248615052738363
Altitude (metres)
145
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Vigean's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans (1.78 miles)
St Vigean's Well, Arbroath & St Vigeans (1.78 miles)
Kirkden, aka Idvies, parish (1.82 miles)
Carmyllie, modern parish (1.96 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel, Carmyllie (1.97 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records the site, noting that it is in a field called Chapelshade. The remains of chapel and burial ground and enclosure were cleared in the nineteenth century. THere are no visible remains except marks visible in aerial photographs.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Carmyllie, modern parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Capella Sancti Laurencii
Head name
Capella Sancti Laurencii
Place
St Lawrence's Chapel, Carmyllie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Capelle Sancti Laurencii 1276, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCapelle Sancti Laurencii Head nameCapella Sancti Laurencii PlaceSt Lawrence's Chapel, Carmyllie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i no. 249 Date of citation1276 x 1284 |
Associated person or bodyArbroath Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Laurence (ns) (certain)
Laurence, Roman martyr (certain)
St Lawrence's Chapel
Head name
St Lawrence's Chapel
Place
St Lawrence's Chapel, Carmyllie
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
Saints in this place-name
Laurence (ns) (certain)
Laurence, Roman martyr (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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