Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Patrick's Square, Edinburgh
Grid reference
NT 261 728 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
326100 672800
Latitude
55.94259818234472
Longitude
-3.183298933021219
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh St Giles (0.14 miles)
St Leonard's Chapel, Edinburgh Canongate (0.26 miles)
St Leonard's Hospital, Edinburgh (0.26 miles)
St Leonard's House, Edinburgh Canongate (0.26 miles)
St Leonard's, Edinburgh (0.32 miles)
Object Classification
Other
square
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Patrick's Square
Head name
St Patrick's Square
Place
St Patrick's Square, Edinburgh
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 Patrick's Square 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Patrick's Square Head nameSt Patrick's Square PlaceSt Patrick's Square, Edinburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vi, 582 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Pátraic, Patrick (ns) (certain)
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland (certain)