Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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North Bute, modern parish
Grid reference
NS 053 673 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
205300 667300
Latitude
55.85952400268395
Longitude
-5.111396177352248
County
Bute
Nearby places
Kilmachalmaig, ~eccles. North Bute (0.5 miles)
Kilmachalmaig, alias St Colmac, North Bute (0.5 miles)
Cranslagmory, North Bute (0.51 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles North Bute (1.14 miles)
Kilbride, settlement North Bute (1.28 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the original kirk, built on the creation of the parish in 1844.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Contains North Bute, modern parish
Within North Bute, modern parish
Within Rothesay, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Ardmaleish, North Bute
Contains Ardmory House, North Bute
Contains Cladh Chiaráin, North Bute
Contains Cnoc-na-mhanan, North Bute
Contains Cranslagmory, North Bute
Contains Inchmarnock, North Bute
Contains Kilbride Hill, North Bute
Contains Kilbride, ~eccles North Bute
Contains Kilbride, settlement North Bute
Contains Kilchousland, eccles., North Bute
Contains Kildavannan, ~eccles. North Bute
Contains Kildavannan, settlement North Bute
Contains Kilkeran, eccles. North Bute
Contains Kilmachalmaig, ~eccles. North Bute
Contains Kilmachalmaig, alias St Colmac, North Bute
Contains Kilmichael, settlement North Bute
Contains Kilmichael, St Michael's Chapel, North Bute
Contains Kilmory, ~eccles, North Bute
Contains Kilmory, settlement North Bute
Contains Kilwhinleck, settlement North Bute
Contains Michael's Grave, North Bute
Contains St Ninian's Bay, North Bute
Contains St Ninian's Chapel, North Bute
Contains St Ninian's Point, North Bute
Parish TLA
NBU
County
Bute
Parish notes
The parish was created out of Rothesay parish in 1844; Rothesay itself was created out of the parish of Kingarth, in the thirteenth century.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?North Bute
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
North Bute
Place
North Bute, modern parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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