Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Sciennes, Edinburgh St Cuthberts
Grid reference
NT 262 723 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
326200 672300
Latitude
55.93812158260087
Longitude
-3.1815613330310684
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Catherine's Place, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.18 miles)
St Catherine's Nunnery, Edinb. St Cuthberts (0.22 miles)
St Leonard's Croft, Edinburgh Canongate (0.22 miles)
St Patrick's Square, Edinburgh (0.32 miles)
St Leonard's, Edinburgh (0.35 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The street of this name is in the area of the former Dominican nunnery of St Catherine of Siena, from which it takes its name, Sciennes vel sim. being the Scots form of the Italian town-name, Siena.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Sciennes
Head name
Sciennes
Place
Sciennes, Edinburgh St Cuthberts
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
Sciennes 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSciennes Head nameSciennes PlaceSciennes, Edinburgh St Cuthberts 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 Siena (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Sanctae Catherinae de Sciennes, St Catherine's Nunnery, Edinb. St Cuthberts
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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