Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ninian Brae, Cumbrae
Grid reference
NS 174 561 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
217400 656100
Latitude
55.763744075380096
Longitude
-4.910805655149527
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Bute
Nearby places
Ballochmartin, settlement Cumbrae (0.57 miles)
St Andrew's Chapel, episc. Cumbrae (0.88 miles)
Cumbrae, parish (1.22 miles)
St Colm's Kirk, Cumbrae (1.22 miles)
St Annan's Chapel, West Kilbride (2.54 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is a hill-road running north from Millport, the NGR given being for the approximate high-point of the steep part of the hill, before it levels off. As it descends again towards Fairhaven it passes a settlement called Ballochmartin.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cumbrae, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Ballochmartin, settlement Cumbrae
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ninian Brae
Head name
Ninian Brae
Place
Ninian Brae, Cumbrae
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
Ninian Brae 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formNinian Brae Head nameNinian Brae PlaceNinian Brae, Cumbrae 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.
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:
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