Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Muireach's Chapel/Kilmorich eccl. DDA
Grid reference
NO 002 506 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
300200 750600
Latitude
56.636700958109124
Longitude
-3.627278645129701
Altitude (metres)
150
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Kilmorich, settlement Dunkeld & Dowally DDA (0.06 miles)
St Muireach's Well, Dunkeld & Dowally (0.14 miles)
St Laurence's Chapel, Little Dunkeld (1.3 miles)
Tobar Louris, Little Dunkeld (1.33 miles)
Kilmichael of Tulliemet, eccl. Logierait (1.39 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
See NMRS for description of the proposed site, and various interpretations of the remains. NMRS cites MacKinlay 1914, 503, suggesting that this chapel is named after a St Moroc, but Watson (1926, 329) points out that the Kilmorich can have no relation to this St Moroc.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dunkeld & Dowally
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilmorich
Head name
Kilmorich
Place
St Muireach's Chapel/Kilmorich eccl. DDA
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?
Yes
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kilmorich, Kilmorich, settlement Dunkeld & Dowally DDA
St Muireach's Chapel
Head name
St Muireach's Chapel
Place
St Muireach's Chapel/Kilmorich eccl. DDA
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Muireach's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Muireach's Chapel Head nameSt Muireach's Chapel PlaceSt Muireach's Chapel/Kilmorich eccl. DDA 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.
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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