Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Duddingston, former parish, Edinburgh
Grid reference
NT 283 726 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
328300 672600
Latitude
55.94113456666949
Longitude
-3.148027091567213
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St David's Well, Edinburgh Canongate (0.75 miles)
St Anthony's Well, Edinburgh Canongate (0.79 miles)
St Anthony's Cave, Edinburgh Canongate (0.83 miles)
St Anthony's Chapel, Edinburgh Canongate (0.84 miles)
St Margaret's Loch, Edinburgh (0.89 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Duddingston kirk, located beside the western boundary of the parish.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Edinburgh St Giles, parish
Relationships with other places
Contains Magdalene Bridge, Inveresk/Edinburgh
Contains St John's Church, Duddingston
OS 6 in 1st edn
Parish details
Duddingston earlier known as Traverlen
Parish TLA
DUX
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Parish notes
The vill of Traverlen was confirmed to Kelso by William the Lion (1165 x 1174), as Dodin of Berwick held it best. The church of Traverlen was later confirmed to the uses of the abbey by Roger bishop of St Andrews (1188 x 1200) (Cowan 1967, 200)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Duddingston
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Duddingston
Place
Duddingston, former parish, Edinburgh
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Duddingston 1852, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formDuddingston This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDuddingston PlaceDuddingston, former parish, Edinburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1852 x 1852 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.
Traverlen
Head name
Traverlen
Place
Duddingston, former parish, Edinburgh
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
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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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