Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay
Grid reference
NS 086 637 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
208600 663700
Latitude
55.8285414556489
Longitude
-5.056207988146194
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Bute
Nearby places
St Mary's Well, Rothesay (0 miles)
Rothesay, parish (Bute) (0 miles)
Ladykirk, St Mary's Church, Rothesay (Bute) (0.06 miles)
Columshill, Rothesay (Bute) (0.56 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Rothesay (Bute) (0.71 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is possible that the name originally referred to the parish kirk of Rothesay, but this is not certain. For discussion of this object and the cult of Bruc in Bute, see Markus (2012), The Place-Names of Bute, 487-8.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Within Rothesay, parish (Bute)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cill Bhruic
Head name
Cill Bhruic
Place
Cill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay
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
Sancti Brucerni 1397, CPLS
Historic formSancti Brucerni Head nameCill Bhruic PlaceCill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceCPLS, ii, 71 Date of citation1397 x 1397 |
Source code
CPLS
Source title
Calendar of Papal Letters to Scotland
Kilbrink 1549, Monro, Description
Historic formKilbrink Head nameCill Bhruic PlaceCill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMonro, Description, no. 6 Date of citation1549 x 1549 Notes on the context of this place-nameFull title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'. |
Source code
Monro, Description
Author
Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles
Source title
Monro's Western Isles of Scotland
Editors
R. W. Munro
Year
1961
Notes
Full title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'.
Historic formKillbrook Head nameCill Bhruic PlaceCill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRoy Date of citation1752 x 1755 Notes on the context of this place-nameDate for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73. |
Source code
Roy
Source title
Military Map of Scotland
Editors
General Roy
Year
1749- 1755
Notes
Date for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73.
Cilla 'bhruic 1791, OSA
Historic formCilla 'bhruic Head nameCill Bhruic PlaceCill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, i, 301 Date of citation1791 x 1791 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Bruc of Rothesay (certain)
Briac, Briog, Breage (ns) (maybe)
Broc, Broccán, Broicsech (ns) (maybe)
St Bruik's Chapel
Head name
St Bruik's Chapel
Place
Cill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay
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
Sant Bruk Chapal 1445, Stirling Council Archives
Historic formSant Bruk Chapal Head nameSt Bruik's Chapel PlaceCill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceStirling Council Archives, PG60/bundle 385/8 Date of citation1445 x 1445 |
Source code
Stirling Council Archives
Source title
Stirling Council Archives
Saints in this place-name
Bruc of Rothesay (certain)
Briac, Briog, Breage (ns) (maybe)
Broc, Broccán, Broicsech (ns) (maybe)
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