Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Patrick's Chapel, Kilpatrick Closeburn
Grid reference
NX 904 904 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
290400 590400
Latitude
55.195647672082316
Longitude
-3.7219870853091988
Altitude (metres)
75
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kirkpatrick, settlement, Closeburn (0.2 miles)
Closeburn, settlement, Closeburn (1.02 miles)
Closeburn, parish (1.18 miles)
Killosbern, eccles., Closeburn (1.18 miles)
Killbride, eccles, Keir (2.25 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The Kirkpatrick family were confirmed in their possession of Closeburn in 1232 by Alexander II. The cult of Patrick attached to this chapel probably arises from their lordship of the parish, though as nothing survives of the building, and in the absence of early references to the chapel, we cannot say when the chapel was established. See NMRS for further details.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Closeburn, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kirkpatrick, settlement, Closeburn
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilpatrick
Head name
Kilpatrick
Place
St Patrick's Chapel, Kilpatrick Closeburn
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
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
Chappel of Kilpatrick 1665, Geog. Coll. III
Historic formChappel of Kilpatrick Head nameKilpatrick PlaceSt Patrick's Chapel, Kilpatrick Closeburn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. III, 208 Date of citation1665 x 1733 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. III
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchel and James Toshach Clark
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1908
Cella Patricii 1665, Geog. Coll. III
Historic formCella Patricii Head nameKilpatrick PlaceSt Patrick's Chapel, Kilpatrick Closeburn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. III, 208 Date of citation1665 x 1733 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. III
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchel and James Toshach Clark
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1908
St Patrick's Chapel
Head name
St Patrick's Chapel
Place
St Patrick's Chapel, Kilpatrick Closeburn
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Patrick's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Patrick's Chapel Head nameSt Patrick's Chapel PlaceSt Patrick's Chapel, Kilpatrick Closeburn 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
Pátraic, Patrick (ns) (certain)
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland (certain)
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