Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Leonard's Hospital, Peebles
Grid reference
NT 283 394 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
328300 639400
Latitude
55.64285698356091
Longitude
-3.139286350909606
Altitude (metres)
160
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
Kailzie, former parish, Traquair (0.89 miles)
Our Lady's Church, Kailzie, Traquair (0.89 miles)
St Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT (1.87 miles)
Cross Kirk, Peebles (2.2 miles)
Peebles, parish (2.45 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Peebles, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Leonard's Hospital
Head name
St Leonard's Hospital
Place
St Leonard's Hospital, Peebles
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
Hospital of St Leonards 1791, OSA
Historic formHospital of St Leonards Head nameSt Leonard's Hospital PlaceSt Leonard's Hospital, Peebles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xii, 14 Date of citation1791 x 1799 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Leonard's Hospital 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Leonard's Hospital Head nameSt Leonard's Hospital PlaceSt Leonard's Hospital, Peebles 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
Leonard (ns) (certain)
Leonard of Noblac (certain)
Place-name data
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