Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St James's Chapel, Daviot DAV
Grid reference
NJ 775 273 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
377500 827300
Latitude
57.33587871923146
Longitude
-2.3737943825915067
Altitude (metres)
85
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Lady's Well, Daviot ABD (0.2 miles)
Ardconnon, Daviot (1.47 miles)
St Margaret's Chapel, Chapel of Garioch (1.5 miles)
St Margaret's Well, Chapel of Garioch (1.55 miles)
Pitblain, settlement, Daviot (1.69 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records that there was a small enclosure here in 1845, believed to be the remains of a Roman Catholic chapel. Nearby is Our Lady's Well, or The Lady's Well. A silver crucifix was found by workmen building a mausoleum. By 1867 there were no remains. No trace visible in 1999.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St James's Chapel
Head name
St James's Chapel
Place
St James's Chapel, Daviot DAV
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 James's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt James's Chapel Head nameSt James's Chapel PlaceSt James's Chapel, Daviot DAV 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
James (ns) (certain)
James the Great, apostle (probable)
Place-name data
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