Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride, eccles. Harris (Harris)
Grid reference
NG 007 928 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
100700 892800
Latitude
57.8246096942242
Longitude
-7.042205257458873
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Harris, parish (0 miles)
St Luke's Chapel, Harris (Harris) (2.47 miles)
Cladh Ché, Harris (Taransay) (4.16 miles)
St Keith's Chapel, Harris (Taransay) (4.16 miles)
St Taran's Chapel, Harris (Taransay) (4.18 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OPS states that this was the medieval parish kirk of Harris, displaced at around the time of the Reformation by St Clement's Church (originally a religious house) (OPS ii (1), 377). NMRS records an Iona school carving, a cross-slab, nearby at NG007928.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Harris, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbride
Head name
Kilbride
Place
Kilbride, eccles. Harris (Harris)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Possible
The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Historic formKilbride Head nameKilbride PlaceKilbride, eccles. Harris (Harris) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, x, 342 Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)