Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bride's Kirk, Blair Atholl
Grid reference
NN 867 665 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
286700 766500
Latitude
56.776412319838784
Longitude
-3.8542907247726275
Altitude (metres)
180
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Blair Atholl, parish (0.06 miles)
Kilmaveonaig, former parish, Blair Atholl (0.89 miles)
Kilmaveonaig Church, Blair Atholl (0.89 miles)
Loch Moraig, Blair Atholl (2.48 miles)
Lude, former parish, Blair Atholl (2.62 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Sixteenth-century building (NMRS). Close to Old Blair and Blair Castle.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Blair Atholl, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Blair Bride
Head name
Blair Bride
Place
St Bride's Kirk, Blair Atholl
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
Historic formBlarbrid Head nameBlair Bride PlaceSt Bride's Kirk, Blair Atholl Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 73 Date of citation1276 x 1276 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
St Bride's Kirk
Head name
St Bride's Kirk
Place
St Bride's Kirk, Blair Atholl
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Bride's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bride's Church Head nameSt Bride's Kirk PlaceSt Bride's Kirk, Blair Atholl 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)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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