Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Chapel, Linlithgow
Grid reference
NT 004 771 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
300400 677100
Latitude
55.976584601835306
Longitude
-3.596244455075915
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
Linlithgow, parish (0.14 miles)
St Michael's Church, Linlithgow (0.14 miles)
St Magdalens, hospital & lands, Linlithgow (0.43 miles)
St Magdalen's Chapel, Linlithgow (0.43 miles)
St Magdalen's Well, Linlithgow (0.44 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The location of the chapel is inferred from its description in 1503 as lying 'at the east end of the said burgh' (ad finem orientalem dicti burgi) (RMS ii no. 2694).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Linlithgow, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Capella Beatae Virginis Mariae
Head name
Capella Beatae Virginis Mariae
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Linlithgow
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capelle Beate Virginis Marie 1503, RMS
Historic formCapelle Beate Virginis Marie Head nameCapella Beatae Virginis Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Linlithgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 2694 Date of citation1503 x 1503 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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