Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Chapel, Clunie
Grid reference
NO 113 440 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
311300 744000
Latitude
56.579653700950374
Longitude
-3.444093672639433
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Clunie, parish (0.25 miles)
St Catherine's Tower, Clunie (0.62 miles)
St Catherine's Land, Lethendy (1.72 miles)
Lethendy, parish (1.72 miles)
Kinloch, parish (formerly Lundeiff) (2.28 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the island, where Clunie Castle stands, OS 6 inch 1st edn shows 'Site of St Catherine's Chapel'. Nothing remains of the chapel now (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Clunie, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine's Chapel
Head name
St Catherine's Chapel
Place
St Catherine's Chapel, Clunie
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
capella Beatae Katerinae 1515, Myln, Vitae
Historic formcapella Beatae Katerinae Head nameSt Catherine's Chapel PlaceSt Catherine's Chapel, Clunie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMyln, Vitae, 41 Date of citation1515 x 1515 Notes on the context of this place-nameThe original text of this work by Myln should be dated circa 1515 - as per the 'ad annum MDXV' of its title. |
Source code
Myln, Vitae
Author
A. Myln
Source title
Vitae Dunkeldensis Ecclesiae Episcoporum a prima sedis fundatione ad annum MDXV
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1823
Notes
The original text of this work by Myln should be dated circa 1515 - as per the 'ad annum MDXV' of its title.
Capella Sancte Catharine 1579, RMS
Historic formCapella Sancte Catharine Head nameSt Catherine's Chapel PlaceSt Catherine's Chapel, Clunie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iv no. 2871 Date of citation1579 x 1579 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
Chapel of St Catherine 1793, OSA
Historic formChapel of St Catherine Head nameSt Catherine's Chapel PlaceSt Catherine's Chapel, Clunie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, ix, 271, n. Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Catherine's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Catherine's Chapel Head nameSt Catherine's Chapel PlaceSt Catherine's Chapel, Clunie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Feature named in sourcesite of 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
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (certain)
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