Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fillan's Chapel, Kilmadock
Grid reference
NN 728 011 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
272800 701100
Latitude
56.185584363251365
Longitude
-4.049709690321322
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Kincardine-in-Menteith, parish (1.55 miles)
St Lolan's Church, Kincardine in Menteith (1.55 miles)
Kilmadock, parish (1.58 miles)
St Aedh's Church/Kilmadock, Kilmadock (1.58 miles)
Kilbride, former parish, Dunblane & Lecropt (1.95 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
There were actually two chapels of St Fillan at Doune Castle by 1602, one inside the castle and one beside the castle: 'capellania de Sanct Phillane infra castrum de Doune et capellania Sancti Phillane extra idem castrum situata' (Retours, Perth, cited by Watson 1926, 285).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmadock, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Capella Sancti Fillani
Head name
Capella Sancti Fillani
Place
St Fillan's Chapel, Kilmadock
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
Capella Sancti Fulani 1505, ER
Historic formCapella Sancti Fulani Head nameCapella Sancti Fillani PlaceSt Fillan's Chapel, Kilmadock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceER, xii, 323 Date of citation1505 x 1505 |
Source code
ER
Source title
The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland
Editors
J.Stuart & others
Year
1878-1908
Capelle Sancti Phillani 1536, RMS
Historic formCapelle Sancti Phillani Head nameCapella Sancti Fillani PlaceSt Fillan's Chapel, Kilmadock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1574 Date of citation1536 x 1536 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
Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (certain)
Fillan of Strathfillan (probable)
Fáelán m. Oengusa (probable)
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