Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride, ~eccles Dunoon & Kilmun
Grid reference
NS 164 763 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
216400 676300
Latitude
55.94464425471374
Longitude
-4.9403913881967965
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilbride, settlement Dunoon & Kilmun (0 miles)
St Bride's Well, Dunoon and Kilmun (0.14 miles)
Dunoon & Kilmun, modern parish (0.42 miles)
Dunoon, former parish, Dunoon & Kilmun (0.63 miles)
St Mary's Church, Dunoon, Dunoon & Kilmun (0.63 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of this ecclesiastical site is inferred from the existence of the settlement of Kilbride, Dunoon & Kilmun. There are no archaeological remains recorded by NMRS.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbride
Head name
Kilbride
Place
Kilbride, ~eccles Dunoon & Kilmun
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
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
Name is part of Kilbride Hill, Kilbride Hill, Dunoon & Kilmun
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
