Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Roque's Chapel, Edinburgh
Grid reference
NT 253 714
Six-figure easting & northing
325300 671400
Latitude
55.929897086879194
Longitude
-3.195718027770172
Altitude (metres)
80
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Margaret's Convent, Edinb. St Cuthberts (0.36 miles)
St Giles's Grange, Edinburgh (0.39 miles)
St Catherine's Nunnery, Edinb. St Cuthberts (0.57 miles)
St Leonard's Croft, Edinburgh Canongate (0.57 miles)
St Catherine's Place, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.61 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Plague-victims (for whom St Roque was patron) were brought to the Burgh Muir to isolate them from the general populatoin. The chapel of St Roque was built for them. NMRS indicates that it was built between 1501 and 1504, consisting of nave and chancel. A burial ground was attached. It was demolished in 1791.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Roque's Chapel
Head name
St Roque's Chapel
Place
St Roque's Chapel, Edinburgh
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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
Saints in this place-name
Roch, Roque (ns) (certain)
Roch, hermit (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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