Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Our Lady's Chapel, Weisdale, Tingwall (Shet)
Grid reference
HU 383 500 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
438300 115000
Latitude
60.233048947798935
Longitude
-1.3083999384807496
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Weisdale, former Parish, Tingwall (Shetland) (0 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel (0 miles)
Annsfield in Sandsting (2.38 miles)
St Mary's Chapel by Sand (2.88 miles)
Sandsting, parish (Shetland) (2.88 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In 1703 John Brand describes (in his usual contemptuous way) the continuing cult at the site of the chapel: "The Church of Wisdale, which belongether to this Parish is much frequented by the Superstitious Country People, who light Candles therein, drop Money in and about it, go on their bare knees round it, and nto which in the Straits and Sickness they have hteir Recourse, yea some are so silly as to think, that if they be in any distress, tho not at this Church, yet if they turn their faces to it, God will hear them. One of the Justices told us, that tho they have laid out themselves to get these superstitious Conceits Eradicated, yet they cannot get it altogether effecturated, but still they continue among the People. A Minister also told me, that it was much frequented by Women, who when they desire to Marry, went to this Church making their Vowes and saying their Prayers there, so assuring themselves that God would cause Men come in suit of them: But his is not now so much in use as formerly." (Brand, New Description, 92) OS Name Book (1878) records that there were no remains at the site, but local people could still point out the site of the chapel and the associated graveyard was then still in use (cited by NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tingwall, parish (Shetland)
Within Weisdale, former Parish, Tingwall (Shetland)
Within Weisdale, former Parish, Tingwall (Shetland) (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Our Lady's Chapel
Head name
Our Lady's Chapel
Place
Our Lady's Chapel, Weisdale, Tingwall (Shet)
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
Our Lady's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formOur Lady's Chapel Head nameOur Lady's Chapel PlaceOur Lady's Chapel, Weisdale, Tingwall (Shet) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)