Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Hill, Arbroath & St Vigeans
Grid reference
NO 622 455 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
362200 745500
Latitude
56.59999094938256
Longitude
-2.6157182044193115
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Laurence's Chapel, Inverkeilor (1.36 miles)
Marywell, settlement Arbroath & St Vigeans (1.89 miles)
Mary Well, Arbroath & St Vigeans (1.89 miles)
St Vigeans, former parish, Arbroath & St Vigeans (1.89 miles)
St Vigean's Church, Arbroath & St Vigeans (1.89 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Hill
Head name
St Ninian's Hill
Place
St Ninian's Hill, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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 Ninian's Hill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ninian's Hill Head nameSt Ninian's Hill PlaceSt Ninian's Hill, Arbroath & St Vigeans 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)