Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Our Lady of Loretto, eccles. Inveresk
Grid reference
NT 349 729 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
334900 672900
Latitude
55.9447689921401
Longitude
-3.042444023542998
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Our Lady of Loretto Well, Inveresk (0 miles)
St Michael's Well, Inveresk (0.61 miles)
Catherine Lodge, Inveresk (0.62 miles)
Inveresk, parish (0.64 miles)
St Michael's Church, Inveresk (0.64 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The chapel remains seem to exist still on the grounds of Loretto School. It was clearly marked on the OS 6" 1st edn, and also on the town survey of 1853. Canmore casts doubt on the identification, though the vicinity is probably correct. For its foundation in 1533, grants to the chapel and adjacent hermit's cell, and its destruction in 1544 and subsequent repair see NMRS.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Inveresk, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Capella Beatae Mariae Virginis de Loreto
Head name
Capella Beatae Mariae Virginis de Loreto
Place
Our Lady of Loretto, eccles. Inveresk
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Capella Beate Marie Virginis de Lauret 1534, RMS
Historic formCapella Beate Marie Virginis de Lauret Head nameCapella Beatae Mariae Virginis de Loreto PlaceOur Lady of Loretto, eccles. Inveresk Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii, no. 403 Date of citation1534 x 1534 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
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary of Loreto (certain)
Chapel of Our Lady of Loretto
Head name
Chapel of Our Lady of Loretto
Place
Our Lady of Loretto, eccles. Inveresk
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Chapel of Loretto 1795, OSA
Historic formChapel of Loretto Head nameChapel of Our Lady of Loretto PlaceOur Lady of Loretto, eccles. Inveresk Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xvi, 5 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Chapel of Our Lady of Loretto 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formChapel of Our Lady of Loretto Head nameChapel of Our Lady of Loretto PlaceOur Lady of Loretto, eccles. 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, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary of Loreto (certain)
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