Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Maolrubha's Chapel, Crail
Grid reference
NO 613 075 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
361300 707500
Latitude
56.25850327264153
Longitude
-2.6247537842789246
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Fife
Nearby places
Holy Cross Kirk, eccles. Crail (0.19 miles)
Crail, parish (0.19 miles)
Rude Well, Crail (0.32 miles)
Kilminning, settlement Crail (1.26 miles)
Kilminning, eccles. Crail (1.31 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This was the chapel of Crail Castle.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Crail, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Capella Sancti Malrubii
Head name
Capella Sancti Malrubii
Place
St Maolrubha's Chapel, Crail
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 beati Ruffini 1359, RMS
Historic formCapella beati Ruffini Head nameCapella Sancti Malrubii PlaceSt Maolrubha's Chapel, Crail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 610 Date of citation1359 x 1458 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Capella Sancti Malrubii 1512, RMS
Historic formCapella Sancti Malrubii Head nameCapella Sancti Malrubii PlaceSt Maolrubha's Chapel, Crail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 3749 Date of citation1512 x 1512 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Capellam de Sanct-Maruiff 1620, RMS
Historic formCapellam de Sanct-Maruiff Head nameCapella Sancti Malrubii PlaceSt Maolrubha's Chapel, Crail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, viii no. 42 Date of citation1620 x 1620 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Chappell of Sanct Rufe 1621, RPS
Historic formChappell of Sanct Rufe Head nameCapella Sancti Malrubii PlaceSt Maolrubha's Chapel, Crail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1621/6/66 Date of citation1621 x 1621 |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland
Saints in this place-name
Máel Ruba (ns) (certain)
Máel Ruba m Elganaig of Applecross (certain)
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