Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Nunnery, Haddington
Grid reference
NT 534 746 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
353400 674600
Latitude
55.9621933494841
Longitude
-2.7465319325797366
Altitude (metres)
40
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
St Martin's Church, Haddington (0.97 miles)
St Martin's Gate, Haddington (1.03 miles)
St Anne's Chapel, Haddington (1.16 miles)
Haddington, parish (1.17 miles)
St Mary's Church, Haddington (1.17 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records: This was one of the largest Scottish nunneries. It was founded by Ada, countess of Northumberland and Huntingdon, for Cistercian nuns, before 1159. It was burned by the English in 1335/6 and in 1554, and was secularised in 1621. Though no trace of it remained in 1853, remains were extant within living memory, and the site was pointed out by local informants who could remember them. I B Cowan and D E Easson 1976; Name Book 1853; D E Easson and G Donaldson 1955 (Canmore ID: 56492)
Relationships with other parishes
Within Haddington, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?St Mary's Convent
Head name
St Mary's Convent
Place
St Mary's Nunnery, Haddington
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Mary's Convent 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Convent Head nameSt Mary's Convent PlaceSt Mary's Nunnery, Haddington 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
St Mary's Nunnery
Head name
St Mary's Nunnery
Place
St Mary's Nunnery, Haddington
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
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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