Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Chapel, Kilbarchan
Grid reference
NS 400 631 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
240000 663100
Latitude
55.83458368067834
Longitude
-4.555085430612979
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
Kilbarchan, eccles. Kilbarchan (0.09 miles)
Kilbarchan, parish (0.09 miles)
Lawmarnock, settlement Kilbarchan (1.43 miles)
St Brydes, Kilbarchan (1.74 miles)
Bride's Mill, Lochwinnoch (1.77 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
There is no trace of this chapel now, though its walls stood four feet high in 1856 (NMRS). For its foundation and confirmation of its rights in 1401, see OPS, cited by NMRS.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilbarchan, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Capella Sanctae Katarinae
Head name
Capella Sanctae Katarinae
Place
St Catherine's Chapel, Kilbarchan
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capellanie Sancte Katarine 1483, RMS
Historic formCapellanie Sancte Katarine Head nameCapella Sanctae Katarinae PlaceSt Catherine's Chapel, Kilbarchan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 1579 Date of citation1483 x 1484 Feature named in sourcechaplainry 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
Capellanie Sancte Katherine 1529, RMS
Historic formCapellanie Sancte Katherine Head nameCapella Sanctae Katarinae PlaceSt Catherine's Chapel, Kilbarchan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 828 Date of citation1529 x 1529 Feature named in sourcechapel 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
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (certain)
St Catherine's Chapel
Head name
St Catherine's Chapel
Place
St Catherine's Chapel, Kilbarchan
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
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (certain) appears in charter of 1401
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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