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Rothesay, parish (Bute)
Grid reference
NS 086 637 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
208600 663700
Latitude
55.8285414556489
Longitude
-5.056207988146194
County
Bute
Nearby places
St Mary's Well, Rothesay (0 miles)
Cill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay (0 miles)
Ladykirk, St Mary's Church, Rothesay (Bute) (0.06 miles)
Columshill, Rothesay (Bute) (0.56 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Rothesay (Bute) (0.71 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Rothesay parish kirk, on medieval site, with medieval work still incorporated.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute)
Contains North Bute, modern parish (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Ardmaleish, North Bute
Contains Ardmory House, North Bute
Contains Cill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay
Contains Cladh Chiaráin, North Bute
Contains Cnoc-na-mhanan, North Bute
Contains Columshill, Rothesay (Bute)
Contains Cranslagmory, North Bute
Contains Inchmarnock, North Bute
Contains Kilbride Hill, North Bute
Contains Kilbride, ~eccles North Bute
Contains Kilbride, settlement North Bute
Contains Kilchousland, eccles., North Bute
Contains Kildavannan, ~eccles. North Bute
Contains Kildavannan, settlement North Bute
Contains Kilkeran, eccles. North Bute
Contains Kilmachalmaig, ~eccles. North Bute
Contains Kilmachalmaig, ~eccles. North Bute
Contains Kilmachalmaig, alias St Colmac, North Bute
Contains Kilmichael, settlement North Bute
Contains Kilmichael, St Michael's Chapel, North Bute
Contains Kilmory, ~eccles, North Bute
Contains Kilmory, settlement North Bute
Contains Kilwhinleck, settlement North Bute
Contains Ladykirk, St Mary's Church, Rothesay (Bute)
Contains Michael's Grave, North Bute
Contains St Bride's Chapel, Rothesay (Bute)
Contains St Mary's Well, Rothesay
Contains St Ninian's Bay, North Bute
Contains St Ninian's Chapel, North Bute
Contains St Ninian's Point, North Bute
Parish details
Rothesay
Parish TLA
ROT
County
Bute
Medieval diocese
Isles
Parish notes
Until the thirteenth century, there was one parish - that of Kingarth - for the whole island of Bute. But by the end of the thirteenth century, Rothesay had its own church. In the mid-nineteenth century, Rothesay itself was subdivided, the lands around the burgh remaining in Rothesay parish, but much of the rest being erected into the new parish of North Bute (see Márkus 2012, The Place-Names of Bute). Dedicated to St Mary, described as the abbacie of Rothesay in 1407 . See Cowan 1967, 174 for (much) more detail. OPS ii (1), 221: This parish includes the northern and larger portion of the island of Bute, together with the island of Inchmarnoch. it also includes Loch Fad and is bounded on the south chiefly by Loch Quien and Loch Ascog. ibid. p.223. The original church of Rothesay appears to have been dedicated to St Brieuc or Brioc. Source is OSA. Brux day fair is still held in the town. 1 May. [ibid. 239: Acc. to NSA there are 3 annual fairs held in Rothesay, namely 1 Wed. May, 3rd Wed. in July; and last Wed. Oct., the first of which is called St Brux day or Brux day fair. Note that the med. charters granting fairs mention only 2 yearly fairs, one 22 July and one 23 Oct. ] 223-4 - also a royal chapel of St Bride in burgh of Rothesay. First ref.1445 Compota Camer. 3, 420, 449 224 - ‘There was a chapel dedicated to St Columba, but .. no mention of its site. In 1516 James V granted to sir Patrick Makbard the chaplainry of St Columba in the isle of Bute - ref. RSS v, fol.57.
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cill a' Bhruic
Head name
Cill a' Bhruic
Place
Rothesay, parish (Bute)
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
Cilla’bhruic 1791, OSA
Historic formCilla’bhruic Head nameCill a' Bhruic PlaceRothesay, parish (Bute) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol.1 p301 Date of citation1791 x 1791 Feature named in sourceparish |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Rothesay
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Rothesay
Place
Rothesay, parish (Bute)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Rothyrsay 1283, Pais. Reg.
Historic formRothyrsay This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameRothesay PlaceRothesay, parish (Bute) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePais. Reg., 254 Date of citation1283 x 1286 Feature named in sourceecclesia Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check]. |
Source code
Pais. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Monasterii de Passelet
Series
Maitland Club
Year
1832
Notes
Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].
Rothersay 1321, Chron. Man.
Historic formRothersay This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameRothesay PlaceRothesay, parish (Bute) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceChron. Man. Date of citation1321 x 1321 |
Source code
Chron. Man.
Author
P.A. Munch
Source title
Chronica Regum Manniae et Insularum. The Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys from the Manuscript Codex in the British Museum
Year
1874