Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Leonard's Croft, Edinburgh Canongate
Grid reference
NT 260 720 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
326000 672000
Latitude
55.935395663831294
Longitude
-3.1846803638523538
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Catherine's Nunnery, Edinb. St Cuthberts (0 miles)
St Catherine's Place, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.06 miles)
Sciennes, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.22 miles)
St Giles's Grange, Edinburgh (0.26 miles)
St Patrick's Square, Edinburgh (0.5 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Canongate, parish Edinburgh
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Leonard's Croft
Head name
St Leonard's Croft
Place
St Leonard's Croft, Edinburgh Canongate
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
Croft of Sanct Lenard 1428, Arb. Lib.
Historic formCroft of Sanct Lenard Head nameSt Leonard's Croft PlaceSt Leonard's Croft, Edinburgh Canongate Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 62 Date of citation1428 x 1428 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Acram Beati Leonardie 1428, Arb. Lib.
Historic formAcram Beati Leonardie Head nameSt Leonard's Croft PlaceSt Leonard's Croft, Edinburgh Canongate Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 61 Date of citation1428 x 1428 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Leonard (ns) (certain)
Leonard of Noblac (certain)
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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