Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Chapel, Dryfesdale
Grid reference
NY 139 852 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
313900 585200
Latitude
55.15358131296686
Longitude
-3.3513142332703736
Altitude (metres)
100
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
St Michael's Walls, settlement, Dryfesdale (0 miles)
Mary's Cleugh, Dryfesdale/Applegarth (0.44 miles)
St Michaels, settlement, Dryfesdale (0.44 miles)
Dryfesdale, parish (1.39 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Dryfesdale (1.39 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records: A field on St Michael's Walls farm (NY 139 849) is traditionally the site of a chapel, and is noted as such in the title deeds of the property. The name St Michael's Walls was commonly applied to the field in 1856, when no trace of the chapel could be seen. Name Book 1856 There is no trace of this site on the ground and no further information. Name not comfirmed. Visited by OS (DWR) 5 January 1972.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dryfesdale, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Michael's Walls, settlement, Dryfesdale
Adjacent St Michaels, settlement, Dryfesdale
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michael's Chapel
Head name
St Michael's Chapel
Place
St Michael's Chapel, Dryfesdale
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 Michael's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Michael's Chapel Head nameSt Michael's Chapel PlaceSt Michael's Chapel, Dryfesdale 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
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
Place-name data
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