Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bridget's Chapel, Cladh Bhride KIN
Grid reference
NN 705 988 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
270500 798800
Latitude
57.06218776612042
Longitude
-4.135734074617697
Altitude (metres)
250
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kingussie & Insh, modern parish (2.89 miles)
St Columba's Priory, Kingussie (3.37 miles)
St Columba's Church, Kingussie KIN (3.47 miles)
Kingussie, former parish, Kingussie & Insh (3.47 miles)
Cladh Chlearnan / Chluanaidh, Laggan (4.96 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is in the village of Newtonmore, on the bank of the River Calder (not a parish boundary). It stood in Cladh Bhri'd churchyard, but no trace is found of the chapel which may have stood on a rectangular platform in the middle of the graveyard (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cladh Bhride
Head name
Cladh Bhride
Place
St Bridget's Chapel, Cladh Bhride KIN
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
Cladh Bhride 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCladh Bhride Head nameCladh Bhride PlaceSt Bridget's Chapel, Cladh Bhride KIN 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)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
St Bridget's Chapel
Head name
St Bridget's Chapel
Place
St Bridget's Chapel, Cladh Bhride KIN
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
St Bridget's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bridget's Chapel Head nameSt Bridget's Chapel PlaceSt Bridget's Chapel, Cladh Bhride KIN 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)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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