Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride Hill, Dunoon & Kilmun
Grid reference
NS 143 757 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
214300 675700
Latitude
55.93845347119673
Longitude
-4.97355976792731
Altitude (metres)
396
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilbride, settlement Dunoon & Kilmun (1.35 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles Dunoon & Kilmun (1.35 miles)
St Bride's Well, Dunoon and Kilmun (1.45 miles)
Dunoon & Kilmun, modern parish (1.68 miles)
Dunoon, former parish, Dunoon & Kilmun (1.98 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It rises 2.8 km west of the settlement of Kilbrie, beside Dunoon.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilbride, settlement Dunoon & Kilmun
Adjacent St Bride's Well, Dunoon and Kilmun
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbride Hill
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilbride Hill
Place
Kilbride Hill, Dunoon & Kilmun
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
Kilbride Hill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilbride Hill This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilbride Hill PlaceKilbride Hill, Dunoon & Kilmun 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.
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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