Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Restalrig Collegiate Kirk, Edinburgh St Giles
Grid reference
NT 283 744 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
328300 674400
Latitude
55.957305802101814
Longitude
-3.148505711400167
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Triduana's Chapel, Restalrig (0 miles)
Restalrig, former parish, Edinburgh St Giles (0 miles)
St Margaret's Loch, Edinburgh (0.62 miles)
St Anthony's Chapel, Edinburgh Canongate (0.66 miles)
St Anthony's Well, Edinburgh Canongate (0.7 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The earlier medieval church was rebuilt in 1487 and given a collegiate organisation by James III. In 1560 the General Assembly ordered that it should be destoryed and thereafter used as a stone quarry. Some parts survive, restored in 1836 to make the present quoad sacra church (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Edinburgh St Giles, parish
Within Restalrig, former parish, Edinburgh St Giles (formerly)
Within South Leith, modern parish (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjoined to St Triduana's Chapel, Restalrig
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Collegiate Kirk of the Holy Trinity and St Mary
Head name
Collegiate Kirk of the Holy Trinity and St Mary
Place
Restalrig Collegiate Kirk, Edinburgh St Giles
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Collegiate Kirk of the Holy Trinity and St Mary 1842, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCollegiate Kirk of the Holy Trinity and St Mary Head nameCollegiate Kirk of the Holy Trinity and St Mary PlaceRestalrig Collegiate Kirk, Edinburgh St Giles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1842 x 1883 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
Trinity (certain)
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Place-name data
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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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