Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Giles's Church, Binny, Ecclesmachan
Grid reference
NT 030 726 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
303000 672600
Latitude
55.936695673991075
Longitude
-3.552973413838699
Altitude (metres)
210
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
Binny, former parish, Ecclesmachan (0 miles)
Uphall, parish (alias Strathbrock) (1.81 miles)
Ecclesmachan, parish (1.84 miles)
Ecclesmachan, ~eccles. Ecclesmachan (1.84 miles)
Ecclesmachan, settlement Ecclesmachan (1.84 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for the supposed site of Binny kirk, on what is now 'Chapel Hill'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Binny, former parish, Ecclesmachan (formerly)
Within Ecclesmachan, parish
Within Linlithgow, parish (formerly)
originally, and then after union, until 1891
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Egidii
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Egidii
Place
St Giles's Church, Binny, Ecclesmachan
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Sancti Egidii 1172, St A. Lib.
Historic formEcclesie Sancti Egidii Head nameEcclesia Sancti Egidii PlaceSt Giles's Church, Binny, Ecclesmachan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 180 Date of citation1172 x 1194 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam de Lindsay Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
Saints in this place-name
Giles (ns) (certain)
Giles, hermit (certain)
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