Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Brighs, settlement, Lemlair, Kiltearn
Grid reference
NH 577 615 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
257700 861500
Latitude
57.62121856838222
Longitude
-4.382828832082254
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Lemlair, former parish, Kiltearn (0.09 miles)
Cille Bhrea, eccles. Lemlair, Kiltearn (0.09 miles)
Urquhart, former parish., Urq & Logie Wester (1.93 miles)
Urquhart & Logie Wester, modern parish (2.23 miles)
St James's Church (Epsicopal), Dingwall (2.32 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
probably
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The building marked on OS Digimap with this name appears to be the same building, or it is at least on the same site, as 'Boat House' marked on OS 6 inch 2nd edn.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kiltearn, parish
Within Lemlair, former parish, Kiltearn (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Brighs
Head name
St Brighs
Place
St Brighs, settlement, Lemlair, Kiltearn
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
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Cille Bhrea, Cille Bhrea, eccles. Lemlair, Kiltearn
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
