Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkbride Hill, Dursideer
Grid reference
NS 853 068 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
285300 606800
Latitude
55.341801237827376
Longitude
-3.808756124330552
Altitude (metres)
420
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kirk Bride, eccles, Kirkbride, Durisdeer (0.75 miles)
Kirkbride, former parish, Durisdeer (0.75 miles)
Kirkbride, eccles. Kirkbride, Durrisdeer (0.75 miles)
Kirkbride, farm, Kirkbride, Durisdeer (0.82 miles)
Kirkbride, settlement, Durrisdeer (0.82 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
Kirkbride Hill sits above the medieval church of Kirkbride which was divided between Durisdeer and Kirkconnel.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkbride Hill
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kirkbride Hill
Place
Kirkbride Hill, Dursideer
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
Kirkbride Hill 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkbride Hill This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKirkbride Hill PlaceKirkbride Hill, Dursideer Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1856 x 1856 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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
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