Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Brycedale, land unit Kirkaldy & Dysart
Grid reference
NT 278 916 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
327800 691600
Latitude
56.11175334081154
Longitude
-3.161143348354294
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Bryce's Church, Kirkcaldy KDT (0.12 miles)
Kirkcaldy, former parish, KDT (0.14 miles)
Abbotshall, former parish KDT (0.47 miles)
St Mary's Well, Kirkcaldy KDT (0.53 miles)
St Catherinestoun, Kirkcaldy & Dysart (1 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Notes
This is a small division of burgh lands described in Sasines of 1819 as being 'at the back of Kirkcaldy' (Taylor 2006, 465). The name is no longer in use on its own, but is found in St Brycedale Church (NT279916) and St Brycedale Court.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcaldy & Dysart
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Brycedale
Head name
St Brycedale
Place
St Brycedale, land unit Kirkaldy & Dysart
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Bryce's Deal 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Bryce's Deal Head nameSt Brycedale PlaceSt Brycedale, land unit Kirkaldy & Dysart Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, 550 Date of citation1793 x 1792 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Brice-dale 1819, Sasines
Historic formSt Brice-dale Head nameSt Brycedale PlaceSt Brycedale, land unit Kirkaldy & Dysart Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSasines, no. 12816 Date of citation1819 x 1819 |
Source code
Sasines
Source title
Sasines
St Brycedale 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Brycedale Head nameSt Brycedale PlaceSt Brycedale, land unit Kirkaldy & Dysart Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1856 x 1856 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
Bricius, Brice (ns) (maybe)
Briac, Briog, Breage (ns) (maybe)
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