Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary in the Fields, Edinburgh
Grid reference
NT 259 733 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325900 673300
Latitude
55.94705934509783
Longitude
-3.1866379560683926
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles (0.18 miles)
Edinburgh St Giles, parish (0.18 miles)
St Mary Magdalenes's, Edinburgh St Giles (0.2 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh St Giles (0.2 miles)
St Mary's Street, Edinburgh (0.22 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records that it is on record c.1275, belonging to Holyrood Abbey, given collegiate status before 1511. Early sketches reveal it as a thirteenth-century low cruciform building. See NMRS for further details.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Edinburgh St Giles, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Capella Beatae Mariae Virginis in Campo
Head name
Capella Beatae Mariae Virginis in Campo
Place
St Mary in the Fields, Edinburgh
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capellam Beate Marie Virginis in Campo 1428, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCapellam Beate Marie Virginis in Campo Head nameCapella Beatae Mariae Virginis in Campo PlaceSt Mary in the Fields, Edinburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii, no. 61 Date of citation1428 x 1428 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Ecclesia Collegiata Beatae Virginis Marie de Campis
Head name
Ecclesia Collegiata Beatae Virginis Marie de Campis
Place
St Mary in the Fields, Edinburgh
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesiam Collegiatam Beate Virginis Marie de Campis 1522, RMS
Historic formEcclesiam Collegiatam Beate Virginis Marie de Campis Head nameEcclesia Collegiata Beatae Virginis Marie de Campis PlaceSt Mary in the Fields, Edinburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 958 Date of citation1522 x 1530 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Ecclesia collegiata Beate Virginis Marie de Campis 1531, RMS
Historic formEcclesia collegiata Beate Virginis Marie de Campis Head nameEcclesia Collegiata Beatae Virginis Marie de Campis PlaceSt Mary in the Fields, Edinburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii, no. 1029 Date of citation1531 x 1531 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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