Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Bride's Ward, Peterculter
Grid reference
NJ 844 014 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
384400 801400
Latitude
57.10348418899709
Longitude
-2.2575396608498197
Altitude (metres)
80
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Bride's Well, Peterculter (0.06 miles)
Peter's Heugh, Peterculter (0.56 miles)
Peter's Pot, Peterculter/Maryculter (0.62 miles)
St Peter's Well, Peterculter (0.63 miles)
Peterculter, parish (0.65 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Now the site of a covered reservoir (OS Digimap).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Peterculter, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Bride's Well, Peterculter
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Bride's Ward
Head name
Bride's Ward
Place
Bride's Ward, Peterculter
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
The Bride's Ward 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formThe Bride's Ward Head nameBride's Ward PlaceBride's Ward, Peterculter 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) (probable)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (probable)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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