Kilbride (Islay)
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Kilbride Scottish Gaelic Cille Bhrìghde |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 39 ′ N , 6 ° 10 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ISLE OF ISLAY | ||
| ZIP code section | PA49 | ||
| prefix | 01496 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
Kilbride ( Gaelic : Cille Bhrìghde ) is a small village on the Scottish island of Islay and is therefore in the Council Area Argyll and Bute or the traditional Scottish county Argyllshire . It is located in the south of the island about two kilometers northeast of the Port Ellen ferry terminal and 15 km southeast of Bowmore , the capital of the island. The formerly closest settlement, Torradale a few hundred meters to the west , is now uninhabited. Ballynaughton , a kilometer east , no longer exists either. The Kilbride River, which rises to the northwest of Kilbride, accumulates in the Kilbride Loch south of Kilbride and then flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Laphroaig . The Laphroaig whiskey distillery uses the lake water to produce whiskey.
In the 1841 census, 72 people were counted in Kilbride. Ten years later the number had decreased to 65 residents. In 1882 there were nine roofed, one partially roofed and two uncovered buildings in Kilbride. A hundred years later there were only four roofed buildings and one uncovered building. Today only Kilbride Farm is still inhabited.
Surroundings
Kilbride's history is closely linked to a chapel in this location. The name of the place, Kilbride means church of Bhride , is derived from this. Of the 10 m × 4 m chapel, ruins that are almost one meter high are still preserved today. To the south is Tobar an t-Sagairt , the priest's well. Nearby there was also a 70 cm long cross plate , stylistically reminiscent of similar stones from the 7th – 9th centuries. Century from Wales .
There are other documents from the area that show that the place was settled much earlier. A Bronze Age ax was discovered about a kilometer south . To the east are the remains of a cairn . This measured a maximum of 20 m × 16 m and consisted of three chambers. A coin hiding place was found in one of the chambers. To the east of Loch Kilbride two menhirs can be found in spatial proximity , which have a maximum height of 2.85 m. A third stone has apparently fallen over and lies flat between the first two. Another 3 m high standing stone is located near the chapel ruin. The remains of a fort can be found 800 m east of Kilbride Farm on the edge of a hill . This was enclosed by an approximately two meter thick quarry stone wall, which enclosed a trapezoidal area of approximately 20 m × 16 m.
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ Information on the Laphroaig distillery
- ↑ Scotland Census 1841
- ↑ Scotland Census 1851
- ↑ Entry on Kilbride in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Kilbride in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Achnancarranan in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Ballynaughton in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Achnancarranan in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Kilbride in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on An Dunan in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)