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St Ninian's Loch, Aberlemno
Grid reference
NO 533 509 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
353300 750900
Latitude
56.6477029793143
Longitude
-2.761652188039974
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Ninian's Chapel, Rescobie (0.45 miles)
Lady's Dowry, Rescobie (0.81 miles)
Tubirmanyn, well, Rescobie ? (0.98 miles)
Balmadies, settlement, Rescobie (1.34 miles)
Rescobie, parish (1.64 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The southern shore-line of the loch marks the parish boundary of Aberlemno to the north and Rescobie to the south. 330 metres to the east lies the site shown as St Ninian's Chapel on OS 6 inch map, but the chapel lies in Rescobie parish.
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Balgavies Loch
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Balgavies Loch
Place
St Ninian's Loch, Aberlemno
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
Loch of Balgavy 1747, Roy
Historic formLoch of Balgavy This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameBalgavies Loch PlaceSt Ninian's Loch, Aberlemno Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRoy Date of citation1747 x 1755 Notes on the context of this place-nameDate for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73. |
Source code
Roy
Source title
Military Map of Scotland
Editors
General Roy
Year
1749- 1755
Notes
Date for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73.
St Ninian's Loch
Head name
St Ninian's Loch
Place
St Ninian's Loch, Aberlemno
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
S Ninians Loch 1583, Pont MS
Historic formS Ninians Loch Head nameSt Ninian's Loch PlaceSt Ninian's Loch, Aberlemno Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, Lower Angus and Perthshire East of the Tay Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Saints in this place-name
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
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