Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
Grid reference
NO 641 412 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
364100 741200
Latitude
56.56150717318819
Longitude
-2.584175229686122
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Nicholas's Land, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.06 miles)
St Thomas's Church, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.09 miles)
Arbroath, former parish, Arb. & St Vigeans (0.14 miles)
St Mary's Church, episc. Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.38 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.38 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This chapel was associated with the Almonry (the place where alms were distributed, usually at or near the gate of the monastery or church) of Arbroath Abbey.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Capella Sancti Michaelis
Head name
Capella Sancti Michaelis
Place
St Michael's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capellam Sancti Michaelis 1427, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCapellam Sancti Michaelis Head nameCapella Sancti Michaelis PlaceSt Michael's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 60 Date of citation1427 x 1427 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Capellam Diui Michaelis 1531, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCapellam Diui Michaelis Head nameCapella Sancti Michaelis PlaceSt Michael's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 753 Date of citation1531 x 1531 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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