Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninians, parish aka Eccles/Kirkton STL
Grid reference
NS 795 916 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
279500 691600
Latitude
56.10201264188873
Longitude
-3.9375192575975793
Nearby places
St Ninian's Chapel, St Ninians or Stirling (0.87 miles)
St Ninian's Well, Stirling (0.87 miles)
Tibirmasko, ~well, St Ninians or Stirling (0.92 miles)
St Mary's Land, Stirling (0.92 miles)
St James Hospital, Stirling (0.92 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for St Ninians Parish kirk.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Contains Balquidderock, settlement St Ninians
Contains Chapel Well, aka Christ's Well, St Ninians
Contains Drummarnock, hill St Ninians
Contains Kirk o' Muir, eccles. St Ninians
Contains St Ninian's Chapel, St Ninians or Stirling
Parish TLA
SNI
County
Stirlingshire
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Eccles
Head name
Eccles
Place
St Ninians, parish aka Eccles/Kirkton STL
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formEgglis Head nameEccles PlaceSt Ninians, parish aka Eccles/Kirkton STL Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 36 Date of citation1165 x 1171 |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
St Ninians
Head name
St Ninians
Place
St Ninians, parish aka Eccles/Kirkton STL
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Ninians 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ninians Head nameSt Ninians PlaceSt Ninians, parish aka Eccles/Kirkton STL 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.
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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