OS1/14/80/129
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supposed Site of ST NINIAN'S CHAPEL AND GRAVE YARD | Site of St. Ninian's Chapel Site of St. Ninian's Chapel Site of St. Ninian's Chapel |
Revd. [Reverend] John Muir St. Vigean's Mr. John Bremner Arbroath Mr. David Miller, Writer |
046 | [Situation] On the western side of Whiting Ness. This is pointed out as the Site of the Old Chapel which was dedicated to St. Ninian; It stood on the rising ground at the Commencement of the Cliffs and East from the Town of Arbroath on what is now Called the Farm of West Seaton. Mr. Miller states that "The Chapel of St. Ninian was dependent on the Abbey. The Abbot regularly granted presentations to the Chaplainry. The Chapel and Altar were Consacrated on the 24th. of August 1485, but Seem to have existed long previously. Religious Services were performed in the Chapel till near the Reformation. The Surrounding field Known as St. Ninian's Croft formed part of its endowments; it must, however, have possessed other rents or Tithes besides this Croft" See extract in next page |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 129Parish of St. Vigeans -- Sheet 46 No. 16 Trace 2
[Note]
The precise spot where the chapel
stood cannot with certainty be now
identified but it is generally believed
to have stood about the place shewn
on trace and that a burial ground
was also here.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, KBMW- Moderator
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