Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Chapel, episc. Glenbervie
Grid reference
NO 784 809 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
378400 780900
Latitude
56.91906737634639
Longitude
-2.3548335122490114
Altitude (metres)
110
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
Michael Fair, Glenbervie (0.09 miles)
St Conan's Well, Glenbervie (0.62 miles)
St Michael's Church, Glenbervie (1.1 miles)
Glenbervie, parish (1.1 miles)
Lady's Moss, settlement Glenbervie (2.68 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glenbervie, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Chapel
Head name
St John's Chapel
Place
St John's Chapel, episc. Glenbervie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
St John's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Chapel Head nameSt John's Chapel PlaceSt John's Chapel, episc. Glenbervie 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
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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