Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride, eccles. Inveraray
Grid reference
NN 070 046 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
207000 704600
Latitude
56.19488425249398
Longitude
-5.111097551899073
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilbride, settlement Inveraray (0.31 miles)
Killean, eccles. Inveraray (1.3 miles)
Killean, settlement Inveraray (1.31 miles)
Strachur, parish (alias Kilmaglash) (2.47 miles)
Kilmaglash, eccles. Strachur (2.47 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
There is no trace surviving of this chapel and burial ground, but there is no trace of it now. It was said to have been used for the burial of children and infants in the eighteenth century (NMRS). Blaeu, Knapdale (1654) shows Kilvryid at this site with a kirk/chapel symbol.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbride
Head name
Kilbride
Place
Kilbride, eccles. Inveraray
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Historic formKilvryid Head nameKilbride PlaceKilbride, eccles. Inveraray Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Knapdale Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kilbride 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilbride Head nameKilbride PlaceKilbride, eccles. Inveraray Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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.
cill, G, 'church'
Bride, Sc
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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