Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Columba's Chapel, Crathie & Braemar
Grid reference
NO 286 946 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
328600 794600
Latitude
57.03712927794691
Longitude
-3.176669594861472
Altitude (metres)
270
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Crathie, former parish, Crathie & Braemar (1.36 miles)
St Manir's Church, Crathie & Braemar (1.36 miles)
Pol Mahalmick, Crathie & Braemar (1.55 miles)
Polmanuire, Crathie & Braemar (1.65 miles)
Glenmuick Tullich & Glengairn (3.97 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Boulder foundations suggest early origin.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Columba's Chapel
Head name
St Columba's Chapel
Place
St Columba's Chapel, Crathie & Braemar
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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, Crathie & Braemar 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)
Mo Cholmóc m. Conratháin of Dromore (maybe) This is on the basis of a pool in the Dee called Poll-Ma-Chalmag, according to W. D. Simpson (1925).
Colum of Badenoch (maybe)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (maybe)