Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Chapel, Liberton
Grid reference
NT 272 684 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
327200 668400
Latitude
55.90323641473901
Longitude
-3.164503745972051
Altitude (metres)
115
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Catherine's Well, Liberton (0.09 miles)
Liberton, parish (0.65 miles)
Our Lady's Well, Liberton (0.77 miles)
St Margaret's Well, Lasswade (1.42 miles)
Pentland, former parish, Lasswade (1.44 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The chapel is associated with 'The Balm-Well of St Catherine'. NMRS records its situation inn St Katherine's children's home, and the cult associated with the well and the chapel - 'Sanct Katrine's of the oly well' in 1504 (NMRS). It was held efficacious for the healing of skind diseases.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Liberton, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Catherine's Well, Liberton
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine's Chapel
Head name
St Catherine's Chapel
Place
St Catherine's Chapel, Liberton
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 Catherine's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Catherine's Chapel Head nameSt Catherine's Chapel PlaceSt Catherine's Chapel, Liberton 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
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (certain)
Place-name data
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