Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mungo's Church, Penicuik
Grid reference
NT 237 599 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323700 659900
Latitude
55.826331140611536
Longitude
-3.21808326617234
Altitude (metres)
185
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Penicuik, parish (0 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Penicuik (0.06 miles)
Glencorse, parish (1.99 miles)
Leadburn, settlement, Penicuik (2.8 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel, Penicuik (2.83 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
'The ruins of the former parish church stands within the churchyard of the 18th c church still in use, and are of a post-Reformation structure, probably single-chambered and oblong in plan' (NMRS, q.v. for further details).
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?St Kentigern's Church
Head name
St Kentigern's Church
Place
St Mungo's Church, Penicuik
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Kentigern's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Kentigern's Church Head nameSt Kentigern's Church PlaceSt Mungo's Church, Penicuik 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
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
St Mungo's Church
Head name
St Mungo's Church
Place
St Mungo's Church, Penicuik
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
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)