Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bride's Holm, Troqueer
Grid reference
NX 940 710 (general (5km))
Six-figure easting & northing
294000 571000
Latitude
55.02215724483847
Longitude
-3.658218093187005
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
St Queran's Well, Troqueer (1.19 miles)
Lochrutton, parish (2.33 miles)
Martingirth, settlement, Troqueer (2.47 miles)
Lady's Well, Dumfries (3 miles)
Kirkconnel, settlement, Troqueer (3.05 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The charter of 1530 which refers to the lands of Sanctbridisholme states that it is in the parish of Troqueer, whence the NGR given (RMS iii no. 989).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Troqueer, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Sanctbridisholme
Head name
Sanctbridisholme
Place
St Bride's Holm, Troqueer
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Sanctbridisholme 1466, RMS
Historic formSanctbridisholme Head nameSanctbridisholme PlaceSt Bride's Holm, Troqueer Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii, no. 948 Date of citation1466 x 1468 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
Sanctibridisholme 1531, RMS
Historic formSanctibridisholme Head nameSanctbridisholme PlaceSt Bride's Holm, Troqueer Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 989 Date of citation1531 x 1531 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
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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