Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Eilean Bhride, KDO (Islay)
Grid reference
NR 459 477 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
145900 647700
Latitude
55.65621673570532
Longitude
-6.040049857327382
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kildalton House, KDO (Islay) (1.43 miles)
Kildalton, eccles. Kildalton & Oa (Islay) (1.92 miles)
Kildalton & Oa, parish, Kildalton (Islay) (1.92 miles)
Callumkill, settlement KDO (Islay) (3.32 miles)
Callumkill, ~eccl., KDO (Islay) (3.32 miles)
Object Classification
Island
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
An island off the eastern side of Islay.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Eilean Bhride
Head name
Eilean Bhride
Place
Eilean Bhride, KDO (Islay)
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
Ellan Bryd 1549, Monro, Description
Historic formEllan Bryd Head nameEilean Bhride PlaceEilean Bhride, KDO (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMonro, Description, no. 75 Date of citation1549 x 1549 Notes on the context of this place-nameFull title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'. |
Source code
Monro, Description
Author
Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles
Source title
Monro's Western Isles of Scotland
Editors
R. W. Munro
Year
1961
Notes
Full title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'.
Illand Bride 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formIlland Bride Head nameEilean Bhride PlaceEilean Bhride, KDO (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 189 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 formByrdi Head nameEilean Bhride PlaceEilean Bhride, KDO (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceBlaeu, Islay Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Eilean Bhrìde 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formEilean Bhrìde Head nameEilean Bhride PlaceEilean Bhride, KDO (Islay) 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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