Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Chapel, North Bute
Grid reference
NS 034 612 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
203400 661200
Latitude
55.804021016510184
Longitude
-5.137294783911197
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Bute
Nearby places
St Ninian's Point, North Bute (0.2 miles)
St Ninian's Bay, North Bute (0.28 miles)
Kilchousland, eccles., North Bute (0.88 miles)
Kilmory, settlement North Bute (0.99 miles)
Kilkeran, eccles. North Bute (1.06 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Within North Bute, modern parish
Within Rothesay, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Ninian's Bay, North Bute
Adjacent St Ninian's Point, North Bute
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Chapel
Head name
St Ninian's Chapel
Place
St Ninian's Chapel, North Bute
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 Ninians 1759
Historic formSt Ninians Head nameSt Ninian's Chapel PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1759 x 1759 |
St Ninians 1759
Historic formSt Ninians Head nameSt Ninian's Chapel PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1759 x 1759 |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
St Ninians 1759
Historic formSt Ninians Head nameSt Ninian's Chapel PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1759 x 1759 |
St Ninian's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ninian's Chapel Head nameSt Ninian's Chapel PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, North Bute 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)
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