Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Chapel, Dirleton
Grid reference
NT 510 830 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
351000 683000
Latitude
56.03742772280886
Longitude
-2.786507317181749
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
Kilmurdie, Dirleton (1.82 miles)
St Andrew's Church, Dirleton (1.87 miles)
Dirleton, parish (aka Gullane) (1.87 miles)
St Patrick's Chapel, Dirleton (1.91 miles)
Sydserf, settlement North Berwick (2.08 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The chapel is identified as 'of Dirleton', so the NGR provided reflects that general location, centred on Dirleton Castle.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine's Chapel
Head name
St Catherine's Chapel
Place
St Catherine's Chapel, Dirleton
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
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 Catherines chapell 1560, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formSt Catherines chapell Head nameSt Catherine's Chapel PlaceSt Catherine's Chapel, Dirleton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p358 Date of citation1560 approx x 1570 approx Feature named in sourcechapel Before nameKingstoun |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (probable)
Catherine of Siena (doubtful)
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