Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Chapel, Bo'ness & Carriden
Grid reference
NT 052 800 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
305200 680000
Latitude
56.00360597263256
Longitude
-3.520370395543363
Altitude (metres)
10
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
Carriden, former parish, Bo'ness & C'den (1.79 miles)
Abercorn, parish (1.9 miles)
St Serf's Law, settlement, Abercorn (2.17 miles)
Rosyth, former parish, Dunfermline (2.68 miles)
Auldcathie, former parish, Kirkliston (2.96 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The cult here is marked by the presence of the modern street name, St Ninian's Way.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Bo'ness & Carriden, modern parish
Within Carriden, former parish, Bo'ness & C'den (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Capella Sancti Niniani
Head name
Capella Sancti Niniani
Place
St Ninian's Chapel, Bo'ness & Carriden
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capelle Sancti Niniani 1497, ER
Historic formCapelle Sancti Niniani Head nameCapella Sancti Niniani PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, Bo'ness & Carriden Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceER, xi, 3 Date of citation1497 x 1497 |
Source code
ER
Source title
The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland
Editors
J.Stuart & others
Year
1878-1908
Saints in this place-name
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
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