According to another theory, the name is a corruption of two words which mean the Friars ’ Hill ; those who favour this idea allege the formation of a religious house near the head of what is now the Friars ’ Vennel.

According to another theory, the name is a corruption of two words which mean the Friars ’ Hill ; those who favour this idea allege that St. Ninian, by planting a religious house near the head of what is now the Friars ’ Vennel, at the close of the fourth century, became the virtual founder of the Burgh ; however Ninian, so far as is known, did not originate any monastic establishments anywhere and was simply a missionary.

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