Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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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
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cille Bhrea
Head name
Cille Bhrea
Place
Cille Bhrea, eccles. Lemlair, Kiltearn
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKilmabryd Head nameCille Bhrea PlaceCille Bhrea, eccles. Lemlair, Kiltearn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Northern Scotland Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Cille Bhrea 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCille Bhrea Head nameCille Bhrea PlaceCille Bhrea, eccles. Lemlair, Kiltearn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Feature named in sourcechapel 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.
Cille Bhrea 1892, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formCille Bhrea Head nameCille Bhrea PlaceCille Bhrea, eccles. Lemlair, Kiltearn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch second edn. Date of citation1892 x 1905 Feature named in sourcechapel |
Source code
OS 6 inch second edn.
Source title
OS 6 inch second edition
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
Head name
St Brig's Chapel
Place
Cille Bhrea, eccles. Lemlair, Kiltearn
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Brig's Chapel 1965, NMRS
Historic formSt Brig's Chapel Head nameSt Brig's Chapel PlaceCille Bhrea, eccles. Lemlair, Kiltearn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceNMRS, site record Date of citation1965 x 1965 |
Source code
NMRS
Source title
Scotland's Places (on-line)
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.'