Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Duthus's Chapel, Tain
Grid reference
NH 785 822 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
278500 882200
Latitude
57.813136491123245
Longitude
-4.045262201117681
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Tain, parish ROS (0 miles)
Sanctuary of St Duthac (0.32 miles)
St Duthus' Church, Tain (0.32 miles)
Baile Dhubhthaich, settlement, Tain (0.33 miles)
St Mary's Well, Tain (0.75 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the oldest of three medieval parish churches of Tain, having been built in the thirteenth century. Now in ruins. It was replaced by St Duthus's Church. It had a right of sanctuary, its girth marked by four crosses (RMS ii no. 3763; Watson 1904, 32).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tain, parish ROS
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Duthus' Church, Tain
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Capella Sancti Dufthaci
Head name
Capella Sancti Dufthaci
Place
St Duthus's Chapel, Tain
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capella Sancti Dufthaci 1321, RRS v
Historic formCapella Sancti Dufthaci Head nameCapella Sancti Dufthaci PlaceSt Duthus's Chapel, Tain Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS v, no. 196 Date of citation1321 x 1321 Feature named in sourceChapel |
Associated person or bodyRobert I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyEarl of Ross Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS v
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum vol.v
Editors
A.A.M. Duncan
Secondary Title
Acts of Robert I
Year
1988
Saints in this place-name
Dubthach, Duthac (ns) (certain)
Dubthach of Tain (certain)
Dubthach Albanach (maybe)
St Duthus's Chapel
Head name
St Duthus's Chapel
Place
St Duthus's Chapel, Tain
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 Duthus's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Duthus's Chapel Head nameSt Duthus's Chapel PlaceSt Duthus's Chapel, Tain Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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
Dubthach, Duthac (ns) (certain)
Dubthach of Tain (certain)
Dubthach Albanach (maybe)
Dubthach m. Dubáin of Iona (maybe)
Dubthach m. (ua) Lugair of the Moccu Lugair (doubtful)
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