Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Giles's Chapel, Fintray
Grid reference
NJ 838 162 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
383800 816200
Latitude
57.23642599936172
Longitude
-2.2684066897825397
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Paulscroft, Dyce (1.14 miles)
Kinellar, parish (1.54 miles)
Pitmedden House, Dyce (1.72 miles)
Cairntradlin, Kinellar (1.81 miles)
Fintray, parish ABD (2.09 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Beside Hatton of Fintray. See NMRS for brief historical notes on the chapel, supposedly consecrated by Bishop Elphinstone, and associated with the Abbey of Lindores. There is no trace of the chapel now.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fintray, parish ABD
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Giles's Chapel
Head name
St Giles's Chapel
Place
St Giles's Chapel, Fintray
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 Giles's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Giles's Chapel Head nameSt Giles's Chapel PlaceSt Giles's Chapel, Fintray 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
Giles (ns) (certain)
Giles, hermit (certain)
Place-name data
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