Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Blane's Chapel, Fortingall
Grid reference
NN 695 577 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
269500 757700
Latitude
56.69290181263329
Longitude
-4.131105251642177
Altitude (metres)
200
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Peter's Well, Fortingall (0 miles)
Cill Mo Sheonaid, Fortingall (1.55 miles)
Strath Fionan, Dull (2.53 miles)
Coire Dubh Dhonnachaidh, Fortingall (3.59 miles)
Cladh Chunna, Fortingall (6.04 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Lacaille (1932) gives full description of the site, including a stone basin and a cross-slab. The dedication of the chapel to Blane is not indicated on OS 6 inch 1st edn. It first appears on the 2nd edn map.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fortingall, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Peter's Well, Fortingall
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Blane's Chapel
Head name
St Blane's Chapel
Place
St Blane's Chapel, Fortingall
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Blane's Chapel 1892, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formSt Blane's Chapel Head nameSt Blane's Chapel PlaceSt Blane's Chapel, Fortingall Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch second edn. Date of citation1892 x 1905 |
Source code
OS 6 inch second edn.
Source title
OS 6 inch second edition
St Blane's Chapel 1932, Lacaille 1932
Historic formSt Blane's Chapel Head nameSt Blane's Chapel PlaceSt Blane's Chapel, Fortingall Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceLacaille 1932, 128 Date of citation1932 x 1932 |
Source code
Lacaille 1932
Author
A. D. Lacaille
Source title
The Site of St Blane's Chapel in Rannoch
Journal
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Pages
128-35
Volume
66
Year
1932
Saints in this place-name
Bláán (ns) (certain)
Bláán of Bute (certain)
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