Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Whitton Chapel, eccl., Morebattle
Grid reference
NT 756 223 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
375600 622300
Latitude
55.493869421275946
Longitude
-2.3862340317913646
Altitude (metres)
160
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Andrew's Knowe, Hownam (1.85 miles)
St Lawrence's Well, Morebattle (1.95 miles)
St Lawrence's Church, Morebattle (1.95 miles)
Morebattle, parish (1.95 miles)
Hownam Parish Church (2.32 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
No longer marked on OS map, acc to NMRS no visible remains present now. A chapel at Witthun on the Kale Water was confirmed by pope to Jocelin bishop of Glasgow in 1186 (Glas Reg no. 62) "Capella de Witthun".
Relationships with other parishes
Within Morebattle, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Whitton Chapel
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Whitton Chapel
Place
Whitton Chapel, eccl., Morebattle
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
