Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrew's Chapel, episc. Cumbrae
Grid reference
NS 164 551 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
216400 655100
Latitude
55.75439141166466
Longitude
-4.926050674983028
County
Bute
Nearby places
Cumbrae, parish (0.43 miles)
St Colm's Kirk, Cumbrae (0.43 miles)
Ninian Brae, Cumbrae (0.88 miles)
Ballochmartin, settlement Cumbrae (1.39 miles)
St Vey's Chapel, Cumbrae (2.3 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The chapel does not survive. At or near the site is now a modern Catholic Church, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cumbrae, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrew's Chapel
Head name
St Andrew's Chapel
Place
St Andrew's Chapel, episc. Cumbrae
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Andrew's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Andrew's Chapel Head nameSt Andrew's Chapel PlaceSt Andrew's Chapel, episc. Cumbrae 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
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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