Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkbride, eccles, Kirkmabreck
Grid reference
NX 490 555 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
249000 555500
Latitude
54.87135046590695
Longitude
-4.353463661991904
Altitude (metres)
80
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Kirkbride, settlement, Kirkmabreck (0.36 miles)
Kirkmabreck, settlement, Kirkmabreck (0.61 miles)
Kirkmabreck, parish KKK (KCB) (0.63 miles)
Kirkmabreck, eccles., Kirkmabreck (0.63 miles)
Kirkdale, former parish, Kirkmabreck (1.65 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
No remains of the chapel survive, though a heap of stones at a 'kink' in a fieldwall may contain the material from the building (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkbride
Head name
Kirkbride
Place
Kirkbride, eccles, Kirkmabreck
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Kirkbride Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkbride Chapel Head nameKirkbride PlaceKirkbride, eccles, Kirkmabreck Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Feature named in sourcesite of 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)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kirkbride, Kirkbride, settlement, Kirkmabreck
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