Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Chapel, Mount Lothian, Penicuik
Grid reference
NT 274 570 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
327400 657000
Latitude
55.80084758707165
Longitude
-3.1582547970001564
Altitude (metres)
260
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Mount Lothian, former parish, Penicuik (0 miles)
Clerkington, former parish, Temple (1.96 miles)
Leadburn, settlement, Penicuik (2.67 miles)
Temple, parish, aka Balantrodach (2.75 miles)
Penicuik, parish (2.91 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The former parish church of Mount Lothian. See NMRS for discusion.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Mount Lothian, former parish, Penicuik (formerly)
Within Penicuik, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Chapel
Head name
St Mary's Chapel
Place
St Mary's Chapel, Mount Lothian, 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
Historic formSt Mary's Head nameSt Mary's Chapel PlaceSt Mary's Chapel, Mount Lothian, Penicuik Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, x, 420 Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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