Cille Brìghde
Cille Brìghde
Meaning
Bridget’s chapel
Location
Argyll & Bute
Argyll & Bute
PA61
NR373933
English / Map Form: Cille Brìghde
Gaelic Form: Cille Brìghde
Post Town: ISLE OF COLONSAY
Postcode area: PA61
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
English / Map Form: Cille Brìghde
Gaelic Form: Cille Brìghde
Sources
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Colonsay and Oronsay and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:
“On Machrins farm, to the east of the farm buildings, is an area known as Cille Brìghde ‘Bridget’s chapel’ where locals can recall ploughing up grave stones when tilling the ground.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Colonsay and Oronsay (Scottish Natural Heritage 2017): 10
This place-name is not found on any maps.
