Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Chapel, Aberdeen
Grid reference
NJ 946 064 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
394600 806400
Latitude
57.148637509512525
Longitude
-2.0892567941772664
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Clement's Chapel, Aberdeen (0.28 miles)
St Catharine's Hill, Aberdeen (0.28 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel, Aberdeen (0.28 miles)
St Thomas's Hospital, Aberdeen (0.33 miles)
Church of St Nicholas, Aberdeen (0.39 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS indicates that it was erected c.1500, and used as a place of worship for only twenty years. Demolished in 1794.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Capella Sancti Niniani
Head name
Capella Sancti Niniani
Place
St Ninian's Chapel, Aberdeen
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capella Sancti Niniani 1638, Aberdeen Burgh Chrs.
Historic formCapella Sancti Niniani Head nameCapella Sancti Niniani PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAberdeen Burgh Chrs., no. 46 (p. 189) Date of citation1638 x 1638 Feature named in sourcechapel Notes on the context of this place-namePrinted by Order of the Lord Provost, Magistrats and Town Council |
Source code
Aberdeen Burgh Chrs.
Author
Peter John Anderson
Source title
Charters and other Writs illustrating the History of the Royal Burgh of Aberdeen,MCLXI-MDCCCIV
Year
1890
Notes
Printed by Order of the Lord Provost, Magistrats and Town Council
Sacellum Niniano sacrum 1647, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formSacellum Niniano sacrum Head nameCapella Sancti Niniani PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 479 Date of citation1647 x 1647 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Saints in this place-name
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
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