Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride, ~eccles North Knapdale
Grid reference
NR 722 798 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
172200 679800
Latitude
55.95712752483625
Longitude
-5.64976163776989
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilbride, settlement North Knapdale (0.26 miles)
Tobar Chaluim-chille, North Knapdale (0.93 miles)
Port Mhicheal, North Knapdale (0.95 miles)
North Knapdale, parish, aka Kilmacocharmik (1.97 miles)
Cill Moccu Chormaic, eccles. North Knapdale (2.03 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is supposed that the settlement of Kilbride North Knapdale is named after a nearby ecclesiastical site. NMRS records 'a slight elevation of the ground' here which may represent the location of a burial ground. About 150 metres west of the supposed burial ground is a cross slab (NMRS, Canmore ID: 39043).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbride
Head name
Kilbride
Place
Kilbride, ~eccles North Knapdale
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)