Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Cuthbert's Poorhouse, Cramond
Grid reference
NT 230 749 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323000 674900
Latitude
55.96097745785331
Longitude
-3.2335237272187034
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Bernard's Ward, Edinburgh St C. (0.83 miles)
St Bernard's Crescent, Edinburgh St C. (0.92 miles)
St Bernard's Well, Edinburgh St C. (0.97 miles)
St George's Well, Edinburgh, St Cuthbert's (1.03 miles)
St Bernard's Church, Edinburgh St C. (1.06 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The site is now occupied by the Western General Hospital (OS Digimap)
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cramond, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Cuthbert's Poorhouse
Head name
St Cuthbert's Poorhouse
Place
St Cuthbert's Poorhouse, Cramond
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Cuthbert's Poorhouse 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Cuthbert's Poorhouse Head nameSt Cuthbert's Poorhouse PlaceSt Cuthbert's Poorhouse, Cramond 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
Cuthbert (ns) (certain)
Cuthbert of Melrose (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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