Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Cuthbert's Chapel, Melrose
Grid reference
NT 588 340 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
358800 634000
Latitude
55.59787633007318
Longitude
-2.6538930616574934
Altitude (metres)
110
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun (1.5 miles)
St Mary's Church, St Boswells (1.87 miles)
St Boswells, village (1.9 miles)
Mertoun, parish (2.16 miles)
St Boswells Green, St Boswells (2.18 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It stood on a peninsular haugh on the River Tweed, at the site of OS Old Melrose, a settlement.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Melrose, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Capella sancti Cuthberti
Head name
Capella sancti Cuthberti
Place
St Cuthbert's Chapel, Melrose
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
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 cuthberti 1262, Melrose Liber
Historic formcapella sancti cuthberti Head nameCapella sancti Cuthberti PlaceSt Cuthbert's Chapel, Melrose Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMelrose Liber, no. 334 Date of citation1262 x 1289 Feature named in sourcechapel |
Source code
Melrose Liber
Source title
Liber Sancte Marie de Melros
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
capellam Sancti Cuthberti 1326, Melrose Liber
Historic formcapellam Sancti Cuthberti Head nameCapella sancti Cuthberti PlaceSt Cuthbert's Chapel, Melrose Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMelrose Liber, no. 427 Date of citation1326 x 1329 Feature named in sourcechapel |
Source code
Melrose Liber
Source title
Liber Sancte Marie de Melros
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Saints in this place-name
Cuthbert (ns) (certain)
Cuthbert of Melrose (certain)
St Cuthbert's Chapel
Head name
St Cuthbert's Chapel
Place
St Cuthbert's Chapel, Melrose
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 Cuthbert's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Cuthbert's Chapel Head nameSt Cuthbert's Chapel PlaceSt Cuthbert's Chapel, Melrose 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
Cuthbert (ns) (certain)
Cuthbert of Melrose (certain)
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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