Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Chapel, Methlick
Grid reference
NJ 855 346 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
385500 834600
Latitude
57.40178419894185
Longitude
-2.24132159381848
Altitude (metres)
65
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Devenick's Church, Methlick (1.68 miles)
Methlick, parish (1.68 miles)
Tanglandmuir Wood, Tarves (2.1 miles)
Tanglandford, settlement Tarves (2.14 miles)
Tangland Ford, ford Tarves (2.16 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Chapel Well nearby at NJ854345 is practically on the parish boundary. NMRS records that the traces of the churcyard were ploughed out in the late eighteenth century.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Methlick, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Chapel
Head name
St Ninian's Chapel
Place
St Ninian's Chapel, Methlick
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 Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ninian's Chapel Head nameSt Ninian's Chapel PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, Methlick 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)