Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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High Kilbride, Stewarton
Grid reference
NS 398 466 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
239800 646600
Latitude
55.686393979560734
Longitude
-4.548590835772247
Altitude (metres)
120
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
North Kilbride, settlement Stewarton (0.32 miles)
South Kilbride, Stewarton (0.4 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles. Stewarton (0.62 miles)
Brideland, settlement, Stewarton (1.24 miles)
St Columba's Parish Church, Stewarton (1.39 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Stewarton, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent North Kilbride, settlement Stewarton
Adjacent South Kilbride, Stewarton
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?High Kilbride
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
High Kilbride
Place
High Kilbride, Stewarton
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
High Kilbride 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formHigh Kilbride This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameHigh Kilbride PlaceHigh Kilbride, Stewarton 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
Name contains Kilbride, Kilbride, ~eccles. Stewarton