Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride, eccles. Strath (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 589 202 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
158900 820200
Latitude
57.209157952319984
Longitude
-5.993005411663971
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kilbride, settlement Strath (Skye) (0.14 miles)
Loch Cill Chriosd, Strath (Skye) (1.37 miles)
Kilchrist, settlement Strath (Skye) (1.68 miles)
Cill Chriosd, eccles. Strath (Skye) (1.75 miles)
Strath, aka Kilchrist, parish (Skye) (1.76 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Beside the chapel site is Kilbride farm, and also nearby Clach na h-Annait and Tobar na h-Annait.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilbride, settlement Strath (Skye)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilbride
Head name
Kilbride
Place
Kilbride, eccles. Strath (Skye)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Killurid 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formKillurid Head nameKilbride PlaceKilbride, eccles. Strath (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 583 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Historic formKilbryd Head nameKilbride PlaceKilbride, eccles. Strath (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Northern Scotland Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Historic formKilvrid Head nameKilbride PlaceKilbride, eccles. Strath (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Skye Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Historic formKilbride Head nameKilbride PlaceKilbride, eccles. Strath (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xvi, 226 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
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
Kilbride, eccles. Strath (Skye)
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
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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