Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Cave, Glasserton
Grid reference
NX 422 359 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
242200 535900
Latitude
54.69325759373967
Longitude
-4.448680106477442
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Glasserton, parish (1.31 miles)
Whithorn, parish (3.05 miles)
Whithorn, eccles., Whithorn (3.05 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Isle of Whithorn WHT (3.54 miles)
Chapelheron, settlement, Whithorn (4.09 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The minister of the parish refers in 1796 to the tradition: 'Ninian, the founder of the cathedral church of Whithern, and the first bishop of Galloway, is said to have occasionally inhabited a cave which is still shewn on the sea-shore of this parish, adjacent to the house of Physgill' (OSA xvii, 594).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glasserton, parish
Within Kirkmaiden, former parish, XKM Glasserton (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Cave
Head name
St Ninian's Cave
Place
St Ninian's Cave, Glasserton
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 Cave 1796, OSA
Historic formSt Ninian's Cave Head nameSt Ninian's Cave PlaceSt Ninian's Cave, Glasserton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xvii, 594 Date of citation1796 x 1796 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Ninian's Cave 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ninian's Cave Head nameSt Ninian's Cave PlaceSt Ninian's Cave, Glasserton 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)
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