Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Chapel, Gamrie
Grid reference
NJ 774 610 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
377400 861000
Latitude
57.63861450369589
Longitude
-2.3785750583308682
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Cairnandrew, settlement, Gamrie (1.86 miles)
Gamrie, parish (2.36 miles)
St John's Church, Gamrie (2.36 miles)
St John's Well, Gamrie (2.41 miles)
St John's Stone, Gamrie (2.56 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for Clenterty, Gamrie, which is what remains of 'duabus Clynteys' of the charter which first mentions this chapel.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Gamrie, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Capella Beatae Mariae Virginis
Head name
Capella Beatae Mariae Virginis
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Gamrie
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capellam Beate Marie Virginis 1368, RMS
Historic formCapellam Beate Marie Virginis Head nameCapella Beatae Mariae Virginis PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Gamrie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i no. 282 Date of citation1368 x 1368 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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