Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Church, St Ninians (Kirkton)
Grid reference
NS 795 916 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
279500 691600
Latitude
56.10201264188873
Longitude
-3.9375192575975793
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
St Ninian's Chapel, St Ninians or Stirling (0.87 miles)
St Ninian's Well, Stirling (0.87 miles)
Tibirmasko, ~well, St Ninians or Stirling (0.92 miles)
St Mary's Land, Stirling (0.92 miles)
St James Hospital, Stirling (0.92 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Niniani
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Niniani
Place
St Ninian's Church, St Ninians (Kirkton)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
ecclesie Sancti Niniani 1200, Glas. Reg.
Historic formecclesie Sancti Niniani Head nameEcclesia Sancti Niniani PlaceSt Ninian's Church, St Ninians (Kirkton) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 103 Date of citation1200 x 1217 |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Ecclesiam Parochialem Sancti Niniani 1500, RMS
Historic formEcclesiam Parochialem Sancti Niniani Head nameEcclesia Sancti Niniani PlaceSt Ninian's Church, St Ninians (Kirkton) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 2536 Date of citation1500 x 1500 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
Ecclesie parochialis Divi Niniani 1528, RMS
Historic formEcclesie parochialis Divi Niniani Head nameEcclesia Sancti Niniani PlaceSt Ninian's Church, St Ninians (Kirkton) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 601 Date of citation1528 x 1528 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
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
St Ninian's Church
Head name
St Ninian's Church
Place
St Ninian's Church, St Ninians (Kirkton)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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?
Yes
Historic formNinians K Head nameSt Ninian's Church PlaceSt Ninian's Church, St Ninians (Kirkton) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Stirlingshire Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
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