Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
Grid reference
NO 659 411 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
365900 741100
Latitude
56.560742871770536
Longitude
-2.554873551715752
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Ninian's Well, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.06 miles)
St Mary's Church, episc. Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.74 miles)
St Thomas's Church, Arbroath & St Vigeans (1.06 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans (1.1 miles)
Lady Bridge, Arbroath & St Vigeans (1.1 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Founded in 1485. No trace survives, nor is its exact location known, though several stone coffins have been exposed at this site (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Capella Sancti Niniani
Head name
Capella Sancti Niniani
Place
St Ninian's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 1485, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCapella Sancti Niniani Head nameCapella Sancti Niniani PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 267 Date of citation1485 x 1485 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Capella Sancti Niniani 1492, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCapella Sancti Niniani Head nameCapella Sancti Niniani PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 334 Date of citation1492 x 1492 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Capella Sancti Niniani 1522, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCapella Sancti Niniani Head nameCapella Sancti Niniani PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 574 Date of citation1522 x 1522 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
St Ninian's Chapel
Head name
St Ninian's Chapel
Place
St Ninian's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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
St Ninian's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ninian's Chapel Head nameSt Ninian's Chapel PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, 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)
Place-name data
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