Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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South Queensferry, modern former parish, Dalmeny
Grid reference
NT 130 782 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
313000 678200
Latitude
55.988914793713306
Longitude
-3.394737739533298
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
Dalmeny, parish (0.97 miles)
St James' Chapel, Inverkeithing (1.37 miles)
St Margarets, settlement Inverkeithing (1.79 miles)
St Margaret's Hope, Inverkeithing (2.22 miles)
Kirkliston, parish (2.45 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for the old parish kirk, formerly the Chapel of St Michael (sic) built 1633 and became the parish church in 1635 (RMS ix no. 339). The church is situated behind the south side of the High Street. The building is now used as a YMCA day centre and appears in good condition.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalmeny, parish
Relationships with other places
Parish TLA
SXQ
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?South Queensferry
Head name
South Queensferry
Place
South Queensferry, modern former parish, Dalmeny
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
South Queinsferrie 1635, RMS
Historic formSouth Queinsferrie Head nameSouth Queensferry PlaceSouth Queensferry, modern former parish, Dalmeny Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ix no. 339 Date of citation1635 x 1635 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
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