Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles
Grid reference
NT 257 735 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325700 673500
Latitude
55.9488252453363
Longitude
-3.189895085606825
Altitude (metres)
85
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Edinburgh St Giles, parish (0 miles)
St Mary Magdalenes's, Edinburgh St Giles (0.09 miles)
St Mary in the Fields, Edinburgh (0.18 miles)
St Mary's Street, Edinburgh (0.26 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Edinburgh (0.33 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Edinburgh St Giles, parish
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Egidii
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Egidii
Place
St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Sancti Egidii 1276, SHS Misc.
Historic formSancti Egidii Head nameEcclesia Sancti Egidii PlaceSt Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 55 Date of citation1276 x 1276 |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Ecclesia Sancti Egidii 1367, RMS
Historic formEcclesia Sancti Egidii Head nameEcclesia Sancti Egidii PlaceSt Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i no. 261 Date of citation1367 x 1367 Feature named in sourcechurch Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Ecclesie Sancti Egidij 1393, Scone Lib.
Historic formEcclesie Sancti Egidij Head nameEcclesia Sancti Egidii PlaceSt Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceScone Lib., no. 189 Date of citation1393 x 1393 |
Source code
Scone Lib.
Source title
Liber Ecclesie de Scon
Series
Bannatyne and Maitland Clubs
Year
1843
Ecclesia Beate Egidie 1554, RMS
Historic formEcclesia Beate Egidie Head nameEcclesia Sancti Egidii PlaceSt Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i, app. 2, no. 1560 Date of citation1554 x 1579 Feature named in sourcechurch Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Giles (ns) (certain)
Giles, hermit (certain)
St Giles' Cathedral
Head name
St Giles' Cathedral
Place
St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles
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
Saints in this place-name
Giles (ns) (certain)
Giles, hermit (certain)
St Giles's Church
Head name
St Giles's Church
Place
St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles
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
Sanct Jellis kirk 1560, Assumption
Historic formSanct Jellis kirk Head nameSt Giles's Church PlaceSt Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 95 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
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
St Giles's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Giles's Church Head nameSt Giles's Church PlaceSt Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles 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
Giles (ns) (certain)
Giles, hermit (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of St Giles Ward, St Giles Ward, Edinburgh St Giles
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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