Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cille Bhride, eccles. Kilcalmonell
Grid reference
NR 828 623 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
182800 662300
Latitude
55.80507078649066
Longitude
-5.466258811691888
Altitude (metres)
70
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilchamaig Bay, Kilcolmanell (1.57 miles)
Kilchamaig, settlement Kilcolmanell (1.8 miles)
Kilchamaig, ~eccles. Kilcalmonell (1.91 miles)
Cladh Mhicheil, burial ground Kilalmonell (2.2 miles)
Loch Cill Aonghais, South Knapdale (3.3 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS describes the remains of the building, but expresses doubt as to whether this sub-rectangular building with clay-mortar construction really was a chapel. Nearby is a stone with a socket cut into one face, 'presumably to hold a cross'.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cille Bhride
Head name
Cille Bhride
Place
Cille Bhride, eccles. Kilcalmonell
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
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Formerly called Cladh Bhride, Cille Bhride, eccles. Kilcalmonell
Cladh Bhride
Head name
Cladh Bhride
Place
Cille Bhride, eccles. Kilcalmonell
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Cladh Bhride 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCladh Bhride Head nameCladh Bhride PlaceCille Bhride, eccles. Kilcalmonell 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.
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Now called Cille Bhride, Cille Bhride, eccles. Kilcalmonell