Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Margaret's Convent, Edinb. St Cuthberts
Grid reference
NT 250 719 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325000 671900
Latitude
55.93434233324111
Longitude
-3.2006578429097785
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Roque's Chapel, Edinburgh (0.36 miles)
St Giles's Grange, Edinburgh (0.59 miles)
St Catherine's Nunnery, Edinb. St Cuthberts (0.62 miles)
St Leonard's Croft, Edinburgh Canongate (0.62 miles)
St Catherine's Place, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.63 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This complex of buildings is now Gillis College (OS Digimap), a facility of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. It gives its name to St Margaret's Road, running west from its front gate (OS Digimap).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Margaret's Convent
Head name
St Margaret's Convent
Place
St Margaret's Convent, Edinb. 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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Margaret's Convent 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Margaret's Convent Head nameSt Margaret's Convent PlaceSt Margaret's Convent, Edinb. 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
Margaret (ns) (certain)
Margaret of Scotland (probable)
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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