Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride, settlement, West Kilbride AYR
Grid reference
NS 210 484 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
221000 648400
Latitude
55.69598122594509
Longitude
-4.848458956991049
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Kilbride, ~eccles. West Kilbride AYR (0.26 miles)
West Kilbride, parish AYR (0.26 miles)
Ladybog, settlememt West Kilbride (0.77 miles)
Glenbride, settlement West Kilbride (0.92 miles)
Kilbride Burn, West Kilbride (1.02 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Law Castle, the medieval tower on the eastern edge of the village of West Kilbride.
Relationships with other parishes
Within West Kilbride, parish AYR
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilbride, ~eccles. West Kilbride AYR
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilbride
Head name
Kilbride
Place
Kilbride, settlement, West Kilbride AYR
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKilbryde Head nameKilbride PlaceKilbride, settlement, West Kilbride AYR Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i no. 46 Date of citation1315 x 1321 Feature named in sourceland Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Associated person or bodyRobert I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyGodfridus de Ros Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Historic formKilbride Head nameKilbride PlaceKilbride, settlement, West Kilbride AYR Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 992 Date of citation1470 x 1470 Feature named in sourcelands Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Historic formKilbryid Head nameKilbride PlaceKilbride, settlement, West Kilbride AYR Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Ayr, Cunninghame Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilbride, Kilbride, ~eccles. West Kilbride AYR
West Kilbride
Head name
West Kilbride
Place
Kilbride, settlement, West Kilbride AYR
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)
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kilbride, Kilbride, ~eccles. West Kilbride AYR
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