Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Chapel, Aberdeen
Grid reference
NJ 942 062 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
394200 806200
Latitude
57.146835817658456
Longitude
-2.0958637518988885
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Catharine's Hill, Aberdeen (0 miles)
St Thomas's Hospital, Aberdeen (0.06 miles)
Church of St Nicholas, Aberdeen (0.12 miles)
Aberdeen City, aka St Nicholas, parish (0.12 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Aberdeen (0.28 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The chapel was founded in 1242 on the summit of St Catherine's Hill, but had gone by 1661 (NMRS). The traditions of a 1242 foundation are old, but cannot be precisely substantiated.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Within St Catharine's Hill, Aberdeen
The chapel stood on the summit of the hill.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Capella Sanctae Catharinae
Head name
Capella Sanctae Catharinae
Place
St Catherine's Chapel, Aberdeen
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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 Sancte Catharine 1638, Aberdeen Burgh Chrs.
Historic formCapella Sancte Catharine Head nameCapella Sanctae Catharinae PlaceSt Catherine's Chapel, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAberdeen Burgh Chrs., p. 189 Date of citation1638 x 1638 Feature named in sourcechapel Notes on the context of this place-namePrinted by Order of the Lord Provost, Magistrats and Town Council |
Source code
Aberdeen Burgh Chrs.
Author
Peter John Anderson
Source title
Charters and other Writs illustrating the History of the Royal Burgh of Aberdeen,MCLXI-MDCCCIV
Year
1890
Notes
Printed by Order of the Lord Provost, Magistrats and Town Council
Sacellum Santae Catharinae 1647, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formSacellum Santae Catharinae Head nameCapella Sanctae Catharinae PlaceSt Catherine's Chapel, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 481 Date of citation1647 x 1647 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (probable) There is a tradition dating foundation of chapel to 1242, in which case this must be Catherine of Alexandria (though the same tradition seems to suggest it was she of Siena)
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