Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Kilbarchan, eccles. Kilbarchan

Grid reference

NS 401 632 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

240100 663200

Latitude

55.835514522714774

Longitude

-4.553549146871084

Altitude (metres)

County

Renfrewshire

Nearby places

Kilbarchan, parish (0 miles)

St Catherine's Chapel, Kilbarchan (0.09 miles)

Lawmarnock, settlement Kilbarchan (1.49 miles)

St Brydes, Kilbarchan (1.82 miles)

Bride's Mill, Lochwinnoch (1.86 miles)

Object Classification

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

Notes

The existence of this church is inferred from the name of the parish, which can be assumed to be named after its own parish church.

Relationships with other parishes

Within Kilbarchan, parish

Names

1 head-name linked to this place

Kilbarchan

Head name

Kilbarchan

Place

Kilbarchan, eccles. Kilbarchan

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

The status of this name is

Hypothetical

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Yes

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Yes

Kylberhan 1175, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Kylberhan

Head name

Kilbarchan

Place

Kilbarchan, eccles. Kilbarchan

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 109

Date of citation

1175 x 1199

Feature named in source

ecclesiam de

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Associated person or body

Bishop of Glasgow

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Kelberchan 1202, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Kelberchan

Head name

Kilbarchan

Place

Kilbarchan, eccles. Kilbarchan

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 109-10

Date of citation

1202 x 1207

Feature named in source

ecclesiam de

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Associated person or body

Bishop of Glasgow

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Kylberhan 1265, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Kylberhan

Head name

Kilbarchan

Place

Kilbarchan, eccles. Kilbarchan

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 308

Date of citation

1265 x 1469

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Associated person or body

Pope

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Saints in this place-name

Berach, Berchán, Mo Bí (ns) ()

Berchán m. Muiredaig of Cluain Sosta (probable) His feast, 4th December, is close to the Barchan's Fair kept at Kilbarchan on first Tuesday of December.

Relationships with other place names

Is source of Kilbarchan, Kilbarchan, parish

Place-name data

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OS 1920-1933 map:
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Kilbarchan, eccles. Kilbarchan

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