Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Magdalen Asylum, Edinburgh St Cuthberts
Grid reference
NT 235 723 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323500 672300
Latitude
55.93769954492613
Longitude
-3.2247782755500887
Altitude (metres)
55
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Luke's Ward, Edinburgh St C. (0.53 miles)
St David's Church, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.76 miles)
St Mary's Cathedral, Edinb. St Cuthberts (0.83 miles)
St Margaret's Convent, Edinb. St Cuthberts (0.96 miles)
St Giles Ward, Edinburgh St Giles (1.03 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Built in 1840 for 'fallen women' - prostitutes, those consigned there for various perceived sexual irregularities. It is now Springwell House, a podiatric clinic.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Magdalene Asylum
Head name
Magdalene Asylum
Place
Magdalen Asylum, Edinburgh St Cuthberts
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Magdalene Asylum 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMagdalene Asylum Head nameMagdalene Asylum PlaceMagdalen Asylum, Edinburgh St Cuthberts 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 Magdalene (ns) (certain)
Mary Magdalene (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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