Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bride's Ring, Monifieth
Grid reference
NO 474 353 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
347400 735300
Latitude
56.50692825408253
Longitude
-2.854699008610901
Altitude (metres)
95
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Brides, settlement Monifieth (0.2 miles)
St Bridget's Chapel, Monifieth (0.26 miles)
Murroes, parish (0.89 miles)
Eglismonichty, eccl. Monifieth (1.81 miles)
Ballumby, former parish, Murroes (2.02 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The object is a ring-fort, about 60 feet in diameter and with walls about 7 feet thick (NMRS). It stands on the hill above St Bridget's Chapel.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bride's Ring
Head name
St Bride's Ring
Place
St Bride's Ring, Monifieth
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 Brides Ring 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Brides Ring Head nameSt Bride's Ring PlaceSt Bride's Ring, Monifieth 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)
Place-name data
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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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