Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bernard's Crescent, Edinburgh St C.
Grid reference
NT 244 744 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
324400 674400
Latitude
55.956707932031385
Longitude
-3.2109614438204055
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Bernard's Well, Edinburgh St C. (0.12 miles)
St George's Well, Edinburgh, St Cuthbert's (0.25 miles)
St Bernard's Church, Edinburgh St C. (0.31 miles)
St Bernard's Ward, Edinburgh St C. (0.35 miles)
St George's Church, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.37 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Notes
Close by was a tower house built in Deanhaugh by Walter Ross, in the mid-eighteenth century. He named it St Bernard's, perhaps to distinguish it from the neighbouring Old Deanhaugh House (Harrison 1996, 213).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bernard's Crescent
Head name
St Bernard's Crescent
Place
St Bernard's Crescent, Edinburgh St C.
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
St Bernard's Crescent 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bernard's Crescent Head nameSt Bernard's Crescent PlaceSt Bernard's Crescent, Edinburgh St C. 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
Bernard (ns) (certain)
Bernard of Clairvaux (certain)
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