Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killbride, eccles, Keir
Grid reference
NX 881 876 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
288100 587600
Latitude
55.16998069227964
Longitude
-3.7569975895876313
Altitude (metres)
145
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kirkbride, settlement, Keir (0 miles)
St Patrick's Chapel, Kilpatrick Closeburn (2.25 miles)
Auchenfedrick, settlement, Glencairn (2.31 miles)
Kirkpatrick, settlement, Closeburn (2.42 miles)
Closeburn, settlement, Closeburn (3.2 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In the nineteenth century some stones were identified as possibly belonging to this church or chapel and a neighbouring piece of ground as its churchyard, but nothing is now identifiabble (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Keir, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Detached from Kirkbride, settlement, Keir
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Killbride
Head name
Killbride
Place
Killbride, eccles, Keir
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Killbride 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKillbride Head nameKillbride PlaceKillbride, eccles, Keir Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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.
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Kirkbride
Head name
Kirkbride
Place
Killbride, eccles, Keir
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kirkbride, Kirkbride, settlement, Keir