Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Regulus's Chapel, St Cyrus
Grid reference
NO 710 640 (vague location)
Six-figure easting & northing
371000 764000
Latitude
56.766830033232885
Longitude
-2.474468058741819
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
Ecclesrule, settlement, St Cyrus (0 miles)
Logie Montrose, former parish, Logie Pert (0.44 miles)
Marymill, settlement, Marykirk (1.69 miles)
Marykirk, eccles. Marykirk/Aberlethnott (1.75 miles)
Marykirk, parish, aka Aberlethnott (1.75 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The location of the chapel is not known, but it has been suggested that it may have been connected with Morphie; hence the NGR given (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Capella Sancti Reguli
Head name
Capella Sancti Reguli
Place
St Regulus's Chapel, St Cyrus
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capella Sancti Reguli 1189, RRS ii
Historic formCapella Sancti Reguli Head nameCapella Sancti Reguli PlaceSt Regulus's Chapel, St Cyrus Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 333 Date of citation1189 x 1195 Feature named in sourcechapel |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyEarl of Atholl Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Capella Sancti Reguli 1189, RRS ii
Historic formCapella Sancti Reguli Head nameCapella Sancti Reguli PlaceSt Regulus's Chapel, St Cyrus Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 352 Date of citation1189 x 1195 Feature named in sourcechapel |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Capella Sancti Reguli 1471, RMS
Historic formCapella Sancti Reguli Head nameCapella Sancti Reguli PlaceSt Regulus's Chapel, St Cyrus Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 1039 Date of citation1471 x 1471 Feature named in sourcechapel Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Riaguil, Regulus (ns) (certain)
Regulus of St Andrews (certain)
Ecclesrule
Head name
Ecclesrule
Place
St Regulus's Chapel, St Cyrus
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Riaguil, Regulus (ns) (certain)
Regulus of St Andrews (probable)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Ecclesrule, Ecclesrule, settlement, St Cyrus