Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Chapel, Kildonan SUT
Grid reference
ND 041 161 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
304100 916100
Latitude
58.12375022410486
Longitude
-3.628296397469179
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Sutherland
Nearby places
St Ninian's Chapel, Kildonan (0 miles)
St John the Baptist's Well, Kildonan (1.04 miles)
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Kildonan (1.18 miles)
Allt Cille Pheadair, Kildonan (3.56 miles)
Kilphedir, ~eccles. Kildonan SUT (3.63 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records the presence of a Class I Pictish stone at the site, and the presence nearby, on the shore, of St Ninian's Well.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kildonan, parish SUT
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Chapel
Head name
St Ninian's Chapel
Place
St Ninian's Chapel, Kildonan SUT
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Chappel of St. Ninians 1780, Gillies, History of Feuds
Historic formChappel of St. Ninians Head nameSt Ninian's Chapel PlaceSt Ninian's Chapel, Kildonan SUT Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGillies, History of Feuds, 23 Date of citation1780 x 1780 |
Source code
Gillies, History of Feuds
Author
John Gililies
Source title
A History of Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans
Year
1780
Saints in this place-name
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
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