Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bridget's Chapel, Beith
Grid reference
NS 372 531 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
237200 653100
Latitude
55.743879224307165
Longitude
-4.593772678579193
Altitude (metres)
125
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Bridget's Well, Beith (0 miles)
St Inan's Chair, Beith (1.37 miles)
St Inan's Well, Beith (1.43 miles)
Beith, parish (1.57 miles)
Kilbirnie Loch, Kilbirnie (2.81 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
According to NMRS the chapel belonged to Kilwinning. The ruins still survived in the nineteenth century, but no trace remaind by 1964, having been destroyed by quarrying (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Beith, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bridget's Chapel
Head name
St Bridget's Chapel
Place
St Bridget's Chapel, Beith
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
Capella Sancte Brigide 1200, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formCapella Sancte Brigide Head nameSt Bridget's Chapel PlaceSt Bridget's Chapel, Beith Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p164 no. 226 Date of citation1200 approx x 1200 approx Feature named in sourcechapel |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
St Bridget's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bridget's Church Head nameSt Bridget's Chapel PlaceSt Bridget's Chapel, Beith 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)
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