Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Penicuik, parish
Grid reference
NT 237 599 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323700 659900
Latitude
55.826331140611536
Longitude
-3.21808326617234
Nearby places
St Mungo's Church, Penicuik (0 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Penicuik (0.06 miles)
Glencorse, parish (1.99 miles)
Leadburn, settlement, Penicuik (2.8 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel, Penicuik (2.83 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Contains Leadburn, settlement, Penicuik
Contains St Catherine's Chapel, Penicuik
Contains St Mary's Chapel, Mount Lothian, Penicuik
Contains St Mungo's Church, Penicuik
Contains St Mungo's Church, Penicuik
Contains St Mungo's Well, Penicuik
Contains St Robert's Croft, Penicuik
Parish details
Penicuik now includes Mount Lothian MXL
Parish TLA
PCK
County
Midlothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Penicuik
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Penicuik
Place
Penicuik, parish
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Penny Cuik 1560, Assumption
Historic formPenny Cuik This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePenicuik PlacePenicuik, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 119 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Place-name data
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