Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride, St Bride's Chapel, eccles. Rhu
Grid reference
NS 307 865 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
230700 686500
Latitude
56.0414450551095
Longitude
-4.718096295112643
Altitude (metres)
105
County
Dunbartonshire
Nearby places
West Kilbride, settlement Rhu (0.26 miles)
Kilbride, settlement, Rhu (0.36 miles)
East Kilbride, settlement Rhu (0.67 miles)
St Michael's Chapel, eccles. Rhu (2.51 miles)
Kirkmichael, settlement Rhu (2.61 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records the location of a chapel here. The property was formerly known as 'Chapel of Glen Fruin', and a cross-marked slab was found buried in the grounds in the early twentieth century. There may also have been a medieval stoup here (NMRS).
Relationships with other places
Adjacent East Kilbride, settlement Rhu
Adjacent Kilbride, settlement, Rhu
Adjacent West Kilbride, settlement Rhu
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilbride
Head name
Kilbride
Place
Kilbride, St Bride's Chapel, eccles. Rhu
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
Historic formKilbride Head nameKilbride PlaceKilbride, St Bride's Chapel, eccles. Rhu Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOPS, i, 27 Date of citation1850 x 1850 Notes on the context of this place-name3 vols., but called vols. 1 and 2, with 2 consisteing of 2 parts. See Barrow 1998, 54-5 in Taylor 1998. |
Source code
OPS
Author
C. Innes and J. Brichan
Source title
Origines Parochiales Scotiae
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
I & II1 & 2.
Year
1851-5
Notes
3 vols., but called vols. 1 and 2, with 2 consisteing of 2 parts. See Barrow 1998, 54-5 in Taylor 1998.
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of East Kilbride, East Kilbride, settlement Rhu
Is source of Kilbride, Kilbride, settlement, Rhu
Name is part of West Kilbride, West Kilbride, settlement Rhu
St Bride's Chapel
Head name
St Bride's Chapel
Place
Kilbride, St Bride's Chapel, eccles. Rhu
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 Bride's Chapel 1864, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bride's Chapel Head nameSt Bride's Chapel PlaceKilbride, St Bride's Chapel, eccles. Rhu 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.
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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