Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilfinan (Cowal)
Grid reference
NR 961 682 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
196100 668200
Latitude
55.863797000490216
Longitude
-5.2588318978606665
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilbride Farm, Kilfinan (Cowal) (0.06 miles)
Kilbride Bay, Kilfinan (1.12 miles)
Pollphail, settlement, Kilfinan, Cowal (1.85 miles)
Kildavaig, settlement Kilfinan (2.21 miles)
Kildavaig, ~eccles. Kilfinan (2.21 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The name attributed to the now vanished chapel is inferred from the presence of Kilbride Farm a short distance to the south of the chapel site. NMRS describes this site as 'an amorphouse heap of earth and stone on the west side of the road' (Canmore ID 39821).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilfinan, parish ARG (Cowal)
Within Kilfinan, parish ARG (Cowal)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilbride Bay, Kilfinan
Adjacent Kilbride Farm, Kilfinan (Cowal)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbride
Head name
Kilbride
Place
Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilfinan (Cowal)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
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)
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Kilbride Bay, Kilbride Bay, Kilfinan
Is source of Kilbride Farm, Kilbride Farm, Kilfinan (Cowal)
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