Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mungo's Chapel, Culross
Grid reference
NS 991 860 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
299100 686000
Latitude
56.056254184241276
Longitude
-3.620414026949695
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Mary's Abbey, Culross (0.22 miles)
Culross, parish (0.78 miles)
Torryburn, parish (2.17 miles)
Bo'ness, former parish, aka Kinneil, BCN (3.48 miles)
Carnock, parish (3.65 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The site, according to legend, is that of the birth-place of St Mungo, whose Life has him born here and raised by St Serf in Culross. NMRS records a two chambered chapel, founded in 1503 by Robert Blackadder, Archbishop of Glasgow, probably on the site of an earlier chapel. A stone bowl was found here.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Culross, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?St Mungo's Chapel
Head name
St Mungo's Chapel
Place
St Mungo's Chapel, Culross
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Mungo's Chapel 1794, OSA
Historic formSt Mungo's Chapel Head nameSt Mungo's Chapel PlaceSt Mungo's Chapel, Culross Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, x, 146 Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
St Mungo's Kirk
Head name
St Mungo's Kirk
Place
St Mungo's Chapel, Culross
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Kirk 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mungo's Kirk Head nameSt Mungo's Kirk PlaceSt Mungo's Chapel, Culross Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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)
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