Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Point, North Bute
Grid reference
NS 033 609 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
203300 660900
Latitude
55.80128856367794
Longitude
-5.138671110378242
County
Bute
Nearby places
St Ninian's Chapel, North Bute (0.2 miles)
St Ninian's Bay, North Bute (0.32 miles)
Inchmarnock, North Bute (0.97 miles)
Kilmory, settlement North Bute (1.06 miles)
Kilkeran, eccles. North Bute (1.07 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
For discussion of the name and the site, see Márkus 2012, 442-4.
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 Chapel, North Bute
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Rudh-an-t.Sninian
Head name
Rudh-an-t.Sninian
Place
St Ninian's Point, North Bute
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Runa-Ringan 1807, OS Object Name Books
Historic formRuna-Ringan Head nameRudh-an-t.Sninian PlaceSt Ninian's Point, North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS Object Name Books, 5, 54 Date of citation1807 x 1807 Notes on the context of this place-nameSurveyors' notes for the OS 6 inch first edn. |
Source code
OS Object Name Books
Author
Ordnance Survey
Source title
Ordnance Survey Object Name Books
Year
18XX-XX
Notes
Surveyors' notes for the OS 6 inch first edn.
Rudh-an-t.Sninian 1820, NAS
Historic formRudh-an-t.Sninian Head nameRudh-an-t.Sninian PlaceSt Ninian's Point, North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceNAS, GD1/456/192 fo. 7r. Date of citation1820 x 1820 |
Source code
NAS
Source title
National Archives
St Ninian's Point
Head name
St Ninian's Point
Place
St Ninian's Point, 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
P
Historic formP Head nameSt Ninian's Point PlaceSt Ninian's Point, North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRoy Date of citation1752 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 Point 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ninian's Point Head nameSt Ninian's Point PlaceSt Ninian's Point, 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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