Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Columba's Chapel, Fordyce
Grid reference
NJ 586 659 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
358600 865900
Latitude
57.68129511075267
Longitude
-2.6943158448635636
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
St John's Church, Episcopal, Fordyce (0 miles)
St Comb's Well, Portsoy, Fordyce (0.37 miles)
Fordyce, parish (2.32 miles)
St Talorgan's Church, Fordyce (2.32 miles)
St Tarquin's Well, Fordyce (2.39 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS Name Book (1866) reports that a portion of the gable and side walls was still standing 'about sixty years ago', though nothing was standing by 1866 (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fordyce, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Comb's Well, Portsoy, Fordyce
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Columba's Chapel
Head name
St Columba's Chapel
Place
St Columba's Chapel, Fordyce
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Columba's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Columba's Chapel Head nameSt Columba's Chapel PlaceSt Columba's Chapel, Fordyce 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (probable)
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