Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Chapel, Bothwell
Grid reference
NS 720 580 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
272000 658000
Latitude
55.79833227671834
Longitude
-4.0420782956520025
Nearby places
Bothwell, parish (1.06 miles)
St Bride's Church, Bothwell (1.06 miles)
Hamilton, parish (formerly Cadzow) (1.37 miles)
Barmichael, Hamilton (1.39 miles)
Barmichael Plantation, Hamilton (1.39 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
For events relating to this chapel, see Glas. Reg. no. 203 (1254).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Bothwell, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Capella Beatae Catherinae
Head name
Capella Beatae Catherinae
Place
St Catherine's Chapel, Bothwell
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
Capelle Beate Kat
Historic formCapelle Beate Kat Head nameCapella Beatae Catherinae PlaceSt Catherine's Chapel, Bothwell Certainty that this name applies to this placePossible SourceGlas. Reg., no. 182 Date of citation1242 x 1242 |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (certain) The chapel is recorded in 1242, and thus predates Catherine of Siena, so it must be for she of Alexandria.
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