Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Chapel Barr, eccles. Tarbat
Grid reference
NH 890 790 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
289000 879000
Latitude
57.78713170224633
Longitude
-3.8671386596811037
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Kilmure, Our Lady's chapel, Tarbat (1.72 miles)
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Tarbat (1.75 miles)
St Brigit's Chapel, Tarbat (1.96 miles)
Creag na Baintighearna, Tarbat (2.24 miles)
Our Lady's Well, Tarbat (2.24 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In 1726 it was recorded, 'There are some vestiges of Chappels in the Parish ... one at Midganzies called Chappel Barr' (Geog. Coll. i, 215). No material remains are known (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tarbat, parish, ROS
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Chapel Barr
Head name
Chapel Barr
Place
Chapel Barr, eccles. Tarbat
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?
No
Chappel Barr 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formChappel Barr Head nameChapel Barr PlaceChapel Barr, eccles. Tarbat Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 215 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
Saints in this place-name
Findbarr, Bairrfind, Bairre, Uinniau, Finnén etc (ns) (maybe)
Bairre m. Amairgin of Cork (maybe)
Bairrfind m. Muiredaig of Druimm Cuilinn, associate of Brendan (maybe)
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