Auldcathie

Auldcathie

Auldcathie

Suburb in West Lothian, Scotland


Auldcathie is a suburb to the west of Winchburgh in West Lothian, Scotland.[1]

Auldcathie ruined church (late 14th century)

History

A small village existed at Auldcathie since at least medieval times when Auldcathie was a distinct parish until the Scottish Reformation when it was incorporated into the parish of Dalmeny.[2][3]

Auldcathie Kirk is a ruined pre-reformation church with late 14th century details.[2] The church was abandoned sometime after 1618.[4] The church is a scheduled ancient monument cited as of national importance as an example of a private chapel.[5] In the 19th century, the area had a farmstead and opencast quarry workings, now since demolished.[6][7]

In the 20th century, part of the area was used as a landfill was redeveloped as a new park.[8] Auldcathie district park is a new recreational and sporting venue that was built as part of the new winchburgh village developments.[8][9][10][11] The park was planned to cover 78-acres, with up to 31,000 trees.[10][11] In January 2023, the park was open to the public and used for an inaugural parkrun which was said to be Scotland's largest.[12]

Notable People

Robert Lauder a nobleman who supported Mary, Queen of Scots at the battle of Langside held title to Auldcathie. His son Sir George Lauder of the Bass, a cleric, Privy Counsellor and Member of the Scottish Parliament was rector of Auldcathie in the 16th century.

Alexander Monteith was an Edinburgh surgeon born in Auldcathie.[13]


References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Explorer map sheet 349 Falkirk, Cumbernauld & Livingston (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319468562.
  2. "Auldcathie, former parish". Saints in Scottish Place-Names, University of Glasgow. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. "Auldcathy Parish Church". A Corpus of Scottish Medieval Parish Churches, St Andrews University. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. "Winchburgh Master Plan" (PDF). Winchburgh Community Council. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  5. "Digging deep in aid of charity". Linlithgow Gazette. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  6. "Fast-expanding Winchburgh to gain new £6m district park". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  7. List of Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, George Robb, 1874|url= https://archive.org/stream/b21465812/b21465812_djvu.txt


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