Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dalpatrick, eccles., Dalserf
Grid reference
NS 800 490 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
280000 649000
Latitude
55.719554956496886
Longitude
-3.910573810103323
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Dalpatrick, settlement Dalserf (0.48 miles)
Dalserf, settlement, Dalserf (0.62 miles)
Dalserf, modern parish (1.06 miles)
Dalserf Chapel, St Mary's, Dalserf (1.06 miles)
Patrickbrae, settlement, Stonehouse (2.61 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OSA (ii, 382) records: 'In a beautiful valley upon the Clyde, a little above Dalserf village, formerly stood a Romish chapel, dedicated to St Patrick, from whence the valley takes the name of Dalpatrick'. There is no visible archaeology associated with this chapel, however (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalserf, modern parish
Within Hamilton, parish (formerly Cadzow) (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dalpatrick
Head name
Dalpatrick
Place
Dalpatrick, eccles., Dalserf
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Pátraic, Patrick (ns) (probable)
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland (probable)
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