Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary Magdalene's Chapel, Inveresk
Grid reference
NT 328 729 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
332800 672900
Latitude
55.94447997661749
Longitude
-3.0760646843816595
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Magdalene Bridge, Inveresk/Edinburgh (0.09 miles)
St Mary Magdalene's Hospital, Inveresk (0.75 miles)
Inveresk, parish (1.14 miles)
St Michael's Church, Inveresk (1.14 miles)
St Michael's Well, Inveresk (1.19 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records this chapel, a grave having been dug up in the nineteenth century. It may have been associated with the hospital of St Mary Magdalene. No trace of the buildings survive.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Inveresk, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Magdalene Bridge, Inveresk/Edinburgh
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary Magdalene's Chapel
Head name
St Mary Magdalene's Chapel
Place
St Mary Magdalene's Chapel, Inveresk
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
Magdalene Chapel 1795, OSA
Historic formMagdalene Chapel Head nameSt Mary Magdalene's Chapel PlaceSt Mary Magdalene's Chapel, Inveresk Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xvi, 6 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Mary Magdalene's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary Magdalene's Chapel Head nameSt Mary Magdalene's Chapel PlaceSt Mary Magdalene's Chapel, Inveresk 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 Magdalene (certain)
Mary Magdalene (ns) (certain)