Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride Point, Kilmuir (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 373 660 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
137300 866000
Latitude
57.60754795365132
Longitude
-6.398590152325661
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kilbride, eccles. Kilmuir (Skye) (0 miles)
Port Kilbride, Kilmuir (Skye) (0 miles)
Kilbride, settlement Kilmuir (Skye) (0.12 miles)
Eilean Chaluim Chille, Kilmuir (Skye) (1.75 miles)
Kilcholmkill, chapel Kilmuir (Skye) (1.75 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilbride, eccles. Kilmuir (Skye)
Adjacent Kilbride, settlement Kilmuir (Skye)
Adjacent Port Kilbride, Kilmuir (Skye)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbride Point
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilbride Point
Place
Kilbride Point, Kilmuir (Skye)
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
Kilbride Point 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilbride Point This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilbride Point PlaceKilbride Point, Kilmuir (Skye) 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.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
