Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Martin's Chapel, Fettercairn
Grid reference
NO 616 684 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
361600 768400
Latitude
56.805680143070205
Longitude
-2.628913022081402
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St Lawrence's Well, Edzell (1.22 miles)
Dunlappie, former parish, Stracathro (1.58 miles)
Stracathro, parish (1.68 miles)
Inglismaldie, ~eccles. Marykirk (1.95 miles)
Inglismaldie, settlement, Marykirk (1.95 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In 1493 this chapel was referred to in the description of a place as 'lyand at the bridgend beside Saint Martin's chaple in the Mearns, betwixt the lands of Dullachie (modern Dalladies) at the south, and the lands of Disclune at the north' (Spalding Miscellany v, 289). Beside the NGR given is OS Chapelton.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fettercairn, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Martin's Chapel
Head name
St Martin's Chapel
Place
St Martin's Chapel, Fettercairn
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Saint Martin's Chaple 1493, Spalding Misc.
Historic formSaint Martin's Chaple Head nameSt Martin's Chapel PlaceSt Martin's Chapel, Fettercairn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSpalding Misc., v, 289 Date of citation1493 x 1493 Feature named in sourcechapel |
Source code
Spalding Misc.
Source title
Miscellany of the Spalding Club.
Year
1841-52
Saints in this place-name
Martin (ns) (certain)
Martin of Tours (certain)
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