Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Brigit's Chapel, Tarbat
Grid reference
NH 900 820 (vague location)
Six-figure easting & northing
290000 882000
Latitude
57.81431360878113
Longitude
-3.8517073969931697
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
St Colman's Church, Tarbat (1.51 miles)
Portmahomack, settlement, Tarbat (1.51 miles)
Tarbat, parish, ROS (1.55 miles)
Colman's Well, Tarbat (1.79 miles)
Mary's Well, by Ballone, Tarbat (1.83 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It has not been possible on the limited evidence available to identify the site of this chapel. It is referred to in circa 1726: 'There are some vestiges of chappels in the Parish [of Tarbat] .... one at Alhansallach called Bridgets Chappel lying a short mile E. from the church' (Geog. Coll. i, 215)
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tarbat, parish, ROS
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bridget's Chapel
Head name
St Bridget's Chapel
Place
St Brigit's Chapel, 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
Bridgets Chappel 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formBridgets Chappel Head nameSt Bridget's Chapel PlaceSt Brigit's Chapel, 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
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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