Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilmodan
Grid reference
NS 028 903 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
202800 690300
Latitude
56.06486751688059
Longitude
-5.168109005080971
Altitude (metres)
70
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilbridemore, settlement, Kilmodan (0.33 miles)
Kildalvan, ~eccles. Kilmodan (0.92 miles)
Kildalvan, settlement Kilmodan, Cowal (1.1 miles)
Kilnaish, eccles. Kilmodan, Cowal (1.69 miles)
Tobar Cill Moire, well, Strathlachlan (3.12 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This hypothetical church or chapel is implied by the name, Kilbridemore, and by other local features such as a nearby Tobar na h-Annait ('well of the old church'), and by the supposed burial ground at NS028903, as well as the name of the nearby burn Alt na Croise. See NMRS for discussion, Canmore ID: 40573 and 40569.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbride
Head name
Kilbride
Place
Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilmodan
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kilbridemore, Kilbridemore, settlement, Kilmodan