Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bride's Bank, New Cumnock
Grid reference
NS 600 120 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
260000 612000
Latitude
55.381944222183066
Longitude
-4.21002312337533
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Connelburn, settlement, New Cumnock (0.61 miles)
Connel Park, settlement, New Cumnock (0.79 miles)
Little Dalhanna, settlement, New Cumnock (1.2 miles)
New Cumnock, modern parish (1.41 miles)
Dalleagles, settlement, New Cumnock (1.97 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is inferred from the appearance of this place on Blaeu (Kyle) (1654). It seems to be in the vicinity of OS Digimap Bank Glen, formerly Bank House (OS 6 inch 1st edn).
Relationships with other parishes
Within New Cumnock, modern parish
Within Old Cumnock, parish aka Cumnock (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bride's Bank
Head name
St Bride's Bank
Place
St Bride's Bank, New Cumnock
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
Sanctbridisbank 1536, RMS
Historic formSanctbridisbank Head nameSt Bride's Bank PlaceSt Bride's Bank, New Cumnock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1887 Date of citation1536 x 1539 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
Brydsbanck 1654, Blaeu
Historic formBrydsbanck Head nameSt Bride's Bank PlaceSt Bride's Bank, New Cumnock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Kyle Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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