Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Auldcathie, former parish, Kirkliston
Grid reference
NT 078 760 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
307800 676000
Latitude
55.96818173218824
Longitude
-3.477317455729046
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
St Serf's Law, settlement, Abercorn (0.79 miles)
Abercorn, parish (1.87 miles)
Ecclesmachan, parish (1.94 miles)
Ecclesmachan, ~eccles. Ecclesmachan (1.94 miles)
Ecclesmachan, settlement Ecclesmachan (1.94 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for Auldcathie Church on OS 6 inch map (1856) where it is shown in a detached part of Dalmeny parish.
Parish details
Auldcathie now part of Kirkliston KRL
Parish TLA
ACX
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Parish notes
Auldcathie was united to Dalmeny parish in 1618 (RPS 1621/6/63). In 1891 Auldcathie was removed from Dalmeny parish and taken into Kirkliston parish (Shennan 1892, 306).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Auldcathie
Head name
Auldcathie
Place
Auldcathie, former parish, Kirkliston
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Aldkathin 1250, St A. Lib.
Historic formAldkathin Head nameAuldcathie PlaceAuldcathie, former parish, Kirkliston Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 29 Date of citation1250 x 1259 |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
Historic formAuldcathy Head nameAuldcathie PlaceAuldcathie, former parish, Kirkliston Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceCPLS, ii, 312 |
Source code
CPLS
Source title
Calendar of Papal Letters to Scotland
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