Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Peter's Chapel, Reay
Grid reference
ND 020 680 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
302000 968000
Latitude
58.58927549765744
Longitude
-3.6860063452462457
County
Caithness
Nearby places
St Mary's Well, Reay (1.08 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Reay (1.27 miles)
Crosskirk, settlement, Thurso (1.3 miles)
Cross Kirk, church, Thurso (1.36 miles)
Craig Andrew, Thurso (1.53 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In 1726 it was rcorded 'At Lybster there is also a chapell called St Peters' (Geog. Coll. i, 185).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Reay, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Peter's Chapel
Head name
St Peter's Chapel
Place
St Peter's Chapel, Reay
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
St. Peters 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formSt. Peters Head nameSt Peter's Chapel PlaceSt Peter's Chapel, Reay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 185 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
Saints in this place-name
Peter (ns) (certain)
Peter, apostle (certain)
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