Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Thomas's Chapel, Lochmaben
Grid reference
NY 057 816 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
305700 581600
Latitude
55.11974469667236
Longitude
-3.478768694031002
Altitude (metres)
110
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Maryfield, settlement, Lochmaben (0.69 miles)
Brydis-Chapell, settlement, Lochmaben (1.45 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Lochmaben (1.45 miles)
Lochmaben, parish (1.59 miles)
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Lochmaben (1.59 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Nothing is visible now, though parts were said to have been standing about 1826 (OS Name Book, cited by NMRS)
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lochmaben, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Thomas's Chapel
Head name
St Thomas's Chapel
Place
St Thomas's Chapel, Lochmaben
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Thomas's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Thomas's Chapel Head nameSt Thomas's Chapel PlaceSt Thomas's Chapel, Lochmaben 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
Thomas (ns) (certain)
Thomas of Canterbury (maybe)
Thomas, apostle (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
