Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Chapel, Fetternear CHG
Grid reference
NJ 733 175 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
373300 817500
Latitude
57.24761276631528
Longitude
-2.4425091362885687
Altitude (metres)
80
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Fetternear, former parish, Chapel of Garioch (0 miles)
Dalmadilly, settlement Kemnay (0.28 miles)
St Ninian's Well, Fetternear CHG (0.56 miles)
St John's Church, Chapel of Garioch (0.88 miles)
Kemnay, parish (0.96 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This was the site of the parish kirk of the former parish of Fetternear. The dedication of the medieval kirk is not attested. In 1329 the bishop of Aberdeen, Alexander Kininmonth, built a episcopal residence here (NMRS, q.v. for further details, including some doubt about the antiquity of the dedication to Ninian).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Chapel of Garioch, parish, aka Logie Durno
Within Fetternear, former parish, Chapel of Garioch (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Ninian's Well, Fetternear CHG
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Chapel
Head name
St Ninian's Chapel
Place
St Ninian's Chapel, Fetternear CHG
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Ninian's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ninian's Chapel Head nameSt Ninian's Chapel PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, Fetternear CHG 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
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
Place-name data
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