Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's hospital/chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
Grid reference
NO 624 404 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
362400 740400
Latitude
56.55418660139673
Longitude
-2.6117204077337917
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Thomas's Ch. modern Arbroath & St Vig. (0.81 miles)
St Sebastian's Lands, Arbroath and St Vigeans (1.02 miles)
St Mary's Land, Arbroath & St Vigeans (1.02 miles)
Ladyloan, Arbroath & St Vigeans (1.06 miles)
Arbroath, former parish, Arb. & St Vigeans (1.06 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Other
hospital
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the site of the modern house of Hospitalfield.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Capella Sancti Johannis
Head name
Capella Sancti Johannis
Place
St John's hospital/chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capella Sancti Johannis 1464, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCapella Sancti Johannis Head nameCapella Sancti Johannis PlaceSt John's hospital/chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 160 Date of citation1464 x 1464 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Capella Sancti Johannis Baptiste 1485, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCapella Sancti Johannis Baptiste Head nameCapella Sancti Johannis PlaceSt John's hospital/chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 267 Date of citation1485 x 1485 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (certain) medieval forms of the name clarify that this church was dedicated to John the Baptist.
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (certain) medieval forms of the name clarify that this church was dedicated to John the Baptist.
Hospital and Chapel of St John
Head name
Hospital and Chapel of St John
Place
St John's hospital/chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Hospitale Sancti Johanni Baptiste 1325, Arb. Lib.
Historic formHospitale Sancti Johanni Baptiste Head nameHospital and Chapel of St John PlaceSt John's hospital/chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i no. 352 Date of citation1325 x 1325 Feature named in sourceHospital |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Hospital and Chapel of St John 1865, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formHospital and Chapel of St John Head nameHospital and Chapel of St John PlaceSt John's hospital/chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1865 x 1865 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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