Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bride's Church, Bothwell
Grid reference
NS 704 586 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
270400 658600
Latitude
55.80329401885899
Longitude
-4.067871374081414
Altitude (metres)
50
Nearby places
Bothwell, parish (0 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel, Bothwell (1.06 miles)
Barmichael, Hamilton (1.66 miles)
Barmichael Plantation, Hamilton (1.66 miles)
Blantyre, parish (2.02 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
There are twelfth-century stones at this site, which became a collegiate church in 1398, founded by Archibald earl of Douglas.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Bothwell, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bride's Church
Head name
St Bride's Church
Place
St Bride's Church, Bothwell
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
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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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