Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT NINIAN CHURCH ( IN RUINS) | Saint Ninians Church Saint Ninians Church |
Isaac McConnell Isle of Whithorn Peter Black Isle of Whithorn |
034 | This name applies to an ancient ruin of small dimensions, standing in position East & west the walls of which are much delapidated, in the east there seems to have been a large window over which was a pointed arch which is still entire. This Church is supposed by Mr McConnell of the Isle of Whithorn to have been founded by St. Ninian as early as the 4th Century but the freshness of its walls and the entire state of the ruin would go far to supercede the idea that this was the first Church built for Christian worship in Scotland. It is however of great antiquity and nothing but local conjecture can be obtained in the Neighbourhood Concerning it. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 114 Form No 136
List of Names collected by Civil[Civilian] Assistant Alexander Dean 1st Examiner
Plan 34B Trace 9
Parish of Whithorn
Objects
St Ninians Church (in ruins) -- (Ruins)
[Signed] A. Dean c/a [Civilian Assistant]
31st August [1848]
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 85 - Parishes of Glasserton and Whithorn, OS1/35/85
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Glasserton, and Whithorn.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Wigtown, which is in the south west of Scotland.