Talk:St. Ninians

Nail Works
I think this was an old and very small scale operation by modern standards and was situated beside the Pelstream Burn, approximately where Sunnyside now is. Children used to collect rusty nails from that area. That area was derelict in the 1950s. The derelict buildings on the site of the supermarket were more modern, and from what I remember, and from old-maps.co.uk, were only a row of not very nice houses. Hopefully someone can fill in some more detail, as I don't want to do the edit without a better foundation. Tiger99 (talk) 16:22, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Move to St Ninians
There should be no 'dot' in the title. Scottish placename starting with saint are always written 'st'. --JBellis 18:41, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia articles St Andrews and St Monans use this convention so I will change this one to match. Biscuittin (talk) 23:13, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Couldn't do it - page already exists. Biscuittin (talk) 23:18, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * There is a redirect page; if you prefer they could be reversed but with a bit of work. However, it's worth pointing out that the road signs around Stirling are not consistent - some use the dot, others don't. AllyD (talk) 23:37, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm a Sassenach, so I think I should leave this to the Scots. Biscuittin (talk) 17:09, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Blowing Up of St Ninian's Church.
Scottish Borders Regional Archive at the Hawick Heritage Hub ( HHH ) has a copy of an Account of the Blowing Up of Saint Ninian's Church, 1746. This is to be found as an insert of about 8 pages, at the back of another book, Description of the Parish of Melrose, by Rev. Adam Milne, Second edition, published in 1748. Why it is there is not obvious, since there doesn't appear to be any specific connection between the two subjects. I found it by accident, but it makes interesting reading. John H, 17 / 1 / 2012. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.63.86.128 (talk) 16:38, 17 January 2012 (UTC)