Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ringan's Cairn, Fordoun
Grid reference
NO 654 793 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
365400 779300
Latitude
56.90390455904825
Longitude
-2.568162669924445
Altitude (metres)
320
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St Andrew's Chapel, episc. Fettercairn (2.38 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel, Fordoun (2.97 miles)
St Catherine's Burial Ground, Fordoun (3.06 miles)
Fettercairn, parish (3.54 miles)
St Drostan's Well, Fettercairn (4.28 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A fragment of a cross-slab carved in high relief was discovered in 1964 by Mr Fairlie (Farm Manager, Glensaugh) while taking rubble for road-material from the centre of St Ringan's Cairn. It is thought to date to the ninth or tenth century and is now in the Marshall Museum, Aberdeen.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fordoun, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ringan's Cairn
Head name
St Ringan's Cairn
Place
St Ringan's Cairn, Fordoun
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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
St Ringan's Cairn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ringan's Cairn Head nameSt Ringan's Cairn PlaceSt Ringan's Cairn, Fordoun 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)
Sant Ninian, Trinnian, Truinnein, Ringan (certain)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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