Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Chapel, Fordoun
Grid reference
NO 667 747 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
366700 774700
Latitude
56.86267309637909
Longitude
-2.546213525066879
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St Catherine's Burial Ground, Fordoun (0.18 miles)
Fettercairn, parish (1.2 miles)
St Andrew's Chapel, episc. Fettercairn (1.22 miles)
St Ringan's Cairn, Fordoun (2.97 miles)
St Drostan's Well, Fettercairn (3.29 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of this chapel is recorded by NMRS, its date of foundation unknown, but its existence attested by mentions of its advowson in 1532 and 1637, as is its dedication to Catherine of Siena.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fordoun, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine's Chapel
Head name
St Catherine's Chapel
Place
St Catherine's Chapel, Fordoun
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
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Siena (certain)
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:
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