Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Chair, Dalry KCB
Grid reference
NX 625 813 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
262500 581300
Latitude
55.106950947254454
Longitude
-4.15561490770553
Altitude (metres)
100
Nearby places
St John's Town of Dalry, Dalry KCB (0.45 miles)
St John the Baptist's Church, Dalry KCB (0.45 miles)
Dalry, parish KCB (0.45 miles)
Kells, parish (1.91 miles)
Barfadden, hill, Dalry (1.99 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In 1793 OSA xiii, 58 records: 'In the village called St John's Clauchan, is preserved with great care, and shewn to strangers, a stone which is called St John's Chair. The church having been consecrated to the apostle John, both the adjacent village and the chair assumed the name.' Note that medieval sources indicate that St John's church in Dalry was actually dedicated to John the Baptist, not John the Apostle.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalry, parish KCB
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Chair
Head name
St John's Chair
Place
St John's Chair, Dalry KCB
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St John's Chair 1853, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Chair Head nameSt John's Chair PlaceSt John's Chair, Dalry KCB Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1853 x 1853 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
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (certain)
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