Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Cille Bhrea, eccles. Lemlair, Kiltearn

Grid reference

NH 576 614 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

257600 861400

Latitude

57.62028945203542

Longitude

-4.384442858880357

Altitude (metres)

5

County

Ross-shire

Nearby places

Lemlair, former parish, Kiltearn (0 miles)

St Brighs, settlement, Lemlair, Kiltearn (0.09 miles)

Urquhart, former parish., Urq & Logie Wester (1.88 miles)

Urquhart & Logie Wester, modern parish (2.18 miles)

St James's Church (Epsicopal), Dingwall (2.24 miles)

Object Classification

Antiquity

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

Nothing recorded of this site in NMRS.

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Relationships with other parishes

Within Kiltearn, parish

Within Lemlair, former parish, Kiltearn

Relationships with other places

Adjacent St Brighs, settlement, Lemlair, Kiltearn

Names

2 head-names linked to this place ?

Cille Bhrea

Kilmabryd 1654, Blaeu

Cille Bhrea 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.

Cille Bhrea 1892, OS 6 inch second edn.

Saints in this place-name

Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain) Watson 1904, 86: 'The foundations of the chapel are still visible, with an ancient and now disused burying ground called Cladh ma-Bhrí (Kilmabryd, Blaeu). This burying ground is doubtless called after the saint to whom the chapel was dedicated ... Blaeu's Kilmabryd suggests Bridget, but her name in Gaelic is always Brìd, never Brì. The only name that satisfies the phonetics is Bríg, later Bhrìgh. There were at least two Irish female saints so called.'

Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (maybe) Watson 1904, 86: 'The foundations of the chapel are still visible, with an ancient and now disused burying ground called Cladh ma-Bhrí (Kilmabryd, Blaeu). This burying ground is doubtless called after the saint to whom the chapel was dedicated ... Blaeu's Kilmabryd suggests Bridget, but her name in Gaelic is always Brìd, never Brì. The only name that satisfies the phonetics is Bríg, later Bhrìgh. There were at least two Irish female saints so called.'

Relationships with other place names

Same specific as St Brighs, St Brighs, settlement, Lemlair, Kiltearn

St Brig's Chapel

St Brig's Chapel 1965, NMRS

Saints in this place-name

Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain) Watson 1904, 86: 'The foundations of the chapel are still visible, with an ancient and now disused burying ground called Cladh ma-Bhrí (Kilmabryd, Blaeu). This burying ground is doubtless called after the saint to whom the chapel was dedicated ... Blaeu's Kilmabryd suggests Bridget, but her name in Gaelic is always Brìd, never Brì. The only name that satisfies the phonetics is Bríg, later Bhrìgh. There were at least two Irish female saints so called.'

Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (maybe) Watson 1904, 86: 'The foundations of the chapel are still visible, with an ancient and now disused burying ground called Cladh ma-Bhrí (Kilmabryd, Blaeu). This burying ground is doubtless called after the saint to whom the chapel was dedicated ... Blaeu's Kilmabryd suggests Bridget, but her name in Gaelic is always Brìd, never Brì. The only name that satisfies the phonetics is Bríg, later Bhrìgh. There were at least two Irish female saints so called.'