Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Magdalen's Chapel, Linlithgow
Grid reference
NT 011 771 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
301100 677100
Latitude
55.9767293128694
Longitude
-3.5850307159236574
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
St Magdalens, hospital & lands, Linlithgow (0 miles)
St Magdalen's Well, Linlithgow (0.06 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Linlithgow (0.43 miles)
Linlithgow, parish (0.56 miles)
St Michael's Church, Linlithgow (0.56 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The chapel which belonged to the St Magdalen's Hospital.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Linlithgow, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Magdalen's Well, Linlithgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Magdalen's Chapel
Head name
St Magdalen's Chapel
Place
St Magdalen's Chapel, Linlithgow
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Maidland Chappel 1583, Pont MS
Historic formMaidland Chappel Head nameSt Magdalen's Chapel PlaceSt Magdalen's Chapel, Linlithgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 36: West Lothian and Linlithgow Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Magdalen Chapp. 1654, Blaeu
Historic formMagdalen Chapp. Head nameSt Magdalen's Chapel PlaceSt Magdalen's Chapel, Linlithgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Lothian and Linlithgow Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Mary Magdalene (ns) (certain)
Mary Magdalene (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Magdalen's Well, St Magdalen's Well, Linlithgow
Same specific as St Magdalens, St Magdalens, hospital & lands, Linlithgow
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