Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Chapel, Dunnottar
Grid reference
NO 881 838 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
388100 783800
Latitude
56.94547265887169
Longitude
-2.195624774129092
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St Ninian's Well, Dunnottar (0.14 miles)
St Ninian's Den, Dunnottar (0.25 miles)
St Bridget's Church, Dunnotter (1.43 miles)
St Kiaran's Well, Fetteresso (2.03 miles)
Fetteresso, parish (2.12 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dunnottar, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Ninian's Den, Dunnottar
Adjacent St Ninian's Well, Dunnottar
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Chapel
Head name
St Ninian's Chapel
Place
St Ninian's Chapel, Dunnottar
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Saints in this place-name
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
