Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mungo's Chapel, Glengairn
Grid reference
NO 352 970 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
335200 797000
Latitude
57.059662125961076
Longitude
-3.0685433109768683
Altitude (metres)
230
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Glengairn, former parish, GTG (0 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Glengairn, GTG (0.14 miles)
Glenmuick Tullich & Glengairn (1.25 miles)
St Nachalan's Well, GTG (1.28 miles)
Glenmuick, former parish, GTG (1.59 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
About 500 metres to the NW, by Torandarroch, an annual fair was held on 24 January called 'Feill ma Cha' (Diack, Aberdeen Kings College MS 2276, fo. 54 r.-v, information collected circa 1920). Mo Cha is a hypocorism of Kentigern, the Gaelic equivalent of Mungo.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glengairn, former parish, GTG (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Mungo's Well, Glengairn, GTG
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cill Mo Cha
Head name
Cill Mo Cha
Place
St Mungo's Chapel, Glengairn
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Cill Mo-Thatha 1926, Watson 1926
Historic formCill Mo-Thatha Head nameCill Mo Cha PlaceSt Mungo's Chapel, Glengairn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926, 298 Date of citation1926 x 1926 |
Source code
Watson 1926
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland
Year
1926
Saints in this place-name
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
St Mungo's Chapel
Head name
St Mungo's Chapel
Place
St Mungo's Chapel, Glengairn
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Mungo's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mungo's Chapel Head nameSt Mungo's Chapel PlaceSt Mungo's Chapel, Glengairn 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
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
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