Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT
Grid reference
NT 253 397 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325300 639700
Latitude
55.64510052863372
Longitude
-3.187025516009816
County
Fife
Nearby places
Cross Kirk, Peebles (0.65 miles)
Peebles, parish (0.7 miles)
St Andrew's Church, Peebles (0.7 miles)
Lady's Well, Peebles (1.3 miles)
St Leonard's Hospital, Peebles (1.87 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Named after a nearby chapel of St Ninian, probably a late medieval creation. See Taylor with Márkus i, 480-1. The name Chapel, originally referring to the farm here, now refers to the village that has sprung up around it.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Abbotshall, former parish KDT (formerly)
Within Kinghorn (Easter), parish (formerly)
Within Kirkcaldy & Dysart
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Chapel
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Chapel
Place
St Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT
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
Chapel 1775, Ainslie/Fife
Historic formChapel This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameChapel PlaceSt Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAinslie/Fife |
Source code
Ainslie/Fife
Author
J. Ainslie
Source title
The Counties of Fife and Kinross
Year
1775
Chapel 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formChapel This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameChapel PlaceSt Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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.
St Ninians Chapel
Head name
St Ninians Chapel
Place
St Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Sanct Ninians Chapell 1562, MacBean 1908
Historic formSanct Ninians Chapell Head nameSt Ninians Chapel PlaceSt Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT Certainty that this name applies to this placePossible SourceMacBean 1908, 65 |
Source code
MacBean 1908
Saint Rinzeanis Chapell 1582, MacBean 1908
Historic formSaint Rinzeanis Chapell Head nameSt Ninians Chapel PlaceSt Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMacBean 1908, 76 |
Source code
MacBean 1908
Ninians Chappell 1654, Blaeu
Historic formNinians Chappell Head nameSt Ninians Chapel PlaceSt Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT Certainty that this name applies to this placePossible SourceBlaeu |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
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