Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Apolinaris' Chapel, Inverurie
Grid reference
NJ 751 202 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
375100 820200
Latitude
57.27197022953687
Longitude
-2.4129492468674547
Altitude (metres)
65
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Our Lady of Immaculate Conception INR (1.54 miles)
Our Lady of Immaculate Conception INR (1.54 miles)
St Ninian's Well, Fetternear CHG (1.58 miles)
St Mary's, Inverurie (Episcopal church) (1.65 miles)
Inverurie, parish (1.81 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The ruins are in a burial ground on the bank of the R. Don. (NMRS, q.v. for fuller description). RMS iv, no. 1287 (1558) erects Inverurie as a royal burgh, and grants it two fairs annually, one on the Birthday of the BVM, and one on the feast of 'S Apollonaris' and during their octaves. The latter fair later became known as Polnar Fair. The farm of Polinar is nearby at NJ750204.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Inverurie, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Apolinaris' Chapel
Head name
St Apolinaris' Chapel
Place
St Apolinaris' Chapel, Inverurie
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
St Apolinarius's Chapel 1842, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Apolinarius's Chapel Head nameSt Apolinaris' Chapel PlaceSt Apolinaris' Chapel, Inverurie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1842 x 1843 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
Apollinaris (ns) (certain)
Apollinaris of Ravenna (probable)
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