Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh
Grid reference
NT 269 739 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
326900 673900
Latitude
55.95260285294693
Longitude
-3.1707903953897785
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Margaret's Well, Edinburgh Canongate (0.18 miles)
Canongate, parish Edinburgh (0.32 miles)
St Anthony's Cave, Edinburgh Canongate (0.36 miles)
St Margaret's Loch, Edinburgh (0.38 miles)
St Anthony's Chapel, Edinburgh Canongate (0.39 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Relationships with other parishes
Within Canongate, parish Edinburgh
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Crucis
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Crucis
Place
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesie Sancte Crucis 1136, RRS i
Historic formEcclesie Sancte Crucis Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Crucis PlaceHolyrood Abbey, Edinburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS i, no. 29 Date of citation1136 x 1147 |
Source code
RRS i
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum
Editors
G.W.S.Barrow
Secondary Title
The Acts of Malcolm IV 1153- 1165
Volume
i
Year
1960
Ecclesie Sancte Crucis 1342, RRS vi
Historic formEcclesie Sancte Crucis Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Crucis PlaceHolyrood Abbey, Edinburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS vi, no. 60 Date of citation1342 x 1342 |
Source code
RRS vi
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, vol. vi
Editors
Bruce Webster
Year
1982
Saints in this place-name
Cross (ns) (certain)
Cross, Crux (certain)
Holyrood Abbey
Head name
Holyrood Abbey
Place
Holyrood Abbey, 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
Holy Rood Abbey 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formHoly Rood Abbey Head nameHolyrood Abbey PlaceHolyrood Abbey, Edinburgh 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
Cross (ns) (certain)
Rude, Rood (certain)
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