Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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West Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm
Grid reference
NS 337 719 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
233700 671900
Latitude
55.91144558458314
Longitude
-4.660972550724281
Altitude (metres)
130
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilmacolm (0.59 miles)
East Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm (0.65 miles)
High Mathernock, Kilmacolm (0.95 miles)
Low Mathernock, Kilmacolm (1.01 miles)
Mathernock, settlement Kilmacolm (1.19 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
For the hagiotoponym in this name, see the hypothetical origin name Kilbride, ~eccles., Kilmacolm.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?West Kilbride
Head name
West Kilbride
Place
West Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm
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
Historic formKillbryde Head nameWest Kilbride PlaceWest Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm 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.
West Kilbride 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formWest Kilbride Head nameWest Kilbride PlaceWest Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilbride, Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilmacolm
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
