Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Bay, North Bute
Grid reference
NS 038 610 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
203800 661000
Latitude
55.80238903747172
Longitude
-5.1307782480457576
County
Bute
Nearby places
St Ninian's Chapel, North Bute (0.28 miles)
St Ninian's Point, North Bute (0.32 miles)
Kilmory, settlement North Bute (0.75 miles)
Kilkeran, eccles. North Bute (0.78 miles)
Kilchousland, eccles., North Bute (1 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
For discussion 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 Chapel, North Bute
Adjacent St Ninian's Point, North Bute
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Bay
Head name
St Ninian's Bay
Place
St Ninian's Bay, 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 Bay 1759, Fowlis Plan
Historic formSt Ninians Bay Head nameSt Ninian's Bay PlaceSt Ninian's Bay, North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceFowlis Plan, no. 52 Date of citation1759 x 1759 |
Source code
Fowlis Plan
Bay of St Ninians 1791, OSA
Historic formBay of St Ninians Head nameSt Ninian's Bay PlaceSt Ninian's Bay, North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 1 p307 Date of citation1791 x 1791 Feature named in sourcebay |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Ninian's Bay 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ninian's Bay Head nameSt Ninian's Bay PlaceSt Ninian's Bay, 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)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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