Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride Hill, North Bute
Grid reference
NS 030 694 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
203000 669400
Latitude
55.87743204629701
Longitude
-5.149615200837864
Altitude (metres)
256
County
Bute
Nearby places
Kilbride, settlement North Bute (1.01 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles North Bute (1.1 miles)
Cladh Chiaráin, North Bute (1.65 miles)
Kilmachalmaig, ~eccles. North Bute (1.65 miles)
Kilmachalmaig, alias St Colmac, North Bute (1.65 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Within North Bute, modern parish
Within Rothesay, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilbride, ~eccles North Bute
Adjacent Kilbride, settlement North Bute
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbride Hill
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilbride Hill
Place
Kilbride Hill, North Bute
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, North Bute 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.
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kilbride, Kilbride, ~eccles North Bute
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
