Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Bride's Noust, North Ronaldsay
Grid reference
HY 770 520 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
377000 105200
Latitude
59.35414796411954
Longitude
-2.4045344979270085
Nearby places
Bride's Loch, North Ronaldsay (0.12 miles)
North Ronaldsay, former parish, CBS (Orkney) (0.18 miles)
Bride's Kirk, North Ronaldsay ORK (0.18 miles)
Bride's Ness, N. Ronaldsay CBS (Orkney) (0.28 miles)
Bridesness, settlment N. Ronaldsay CBS ORK (0.32 miles)
Object Classification
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Bride's Noust
Head name
Bride's Noust
Place
Bride's Noust, North Ronaldsay
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Bride's Noust 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBride's Noust Head nameBride's Noust PlaceBride's Noust, North Ronaldsay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain) The context for this and other microhagiotoponyms is the presence of Bride's Kirk at North Ronaldsay
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain) The context for this and other microhagiotoponyms is the presence of Bride's Kirk at North Ronaldsay
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