Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Chapel of the Holy Rood, Foveran
Grid reference
NK 002 256 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
400200 825600
Latitude
57.321161256941615
Longitude
-1.9966787211013357
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Cowstane Hirst, Foveran (0.31 miles)
Forvie, former parish, Slains (1.28 miles)
St Adomnán's Church, Forvie, Slains (1.28 miles)
St Peter's Well, Foveran (1.32 miles)
Foveran, parish (1.45 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records that the chapel belonged to the abbey of Deer. The remains of the chapel, still visible in 1840, were removed in the late nineteenth century.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Foveran, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Chapel of the Holy Rood
Head name
Chapel of the Holy Rood
Place
Chapel of the Holy Rood, Foveran
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
Chapel of the Holy Rood 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formChapel of the Holy Rood Head nameChapel of the Holy Rood PlaceChapel of the Holy Rood, Foveran 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
Cross (ns) (certain)
Rude, Rood (certain)
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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