Auldcathie is a suburb to the west of Winchburgh in West Lothian, Scotland.[1]
Auldcathie | |
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Suburb | |
  Location in Scotland | |
| Coordinates: 55°58′1″N 3°28′30″W / 55.96694°N 3.47500°W |
History
editA 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
editRobert 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
edit- ^ Ordnance Survey: Explorer map sheet 349 Falkirk, Cumbernauld & Livingston (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319468562.
- ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Auldcathie Church (49172)". Canmore. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Auldcathie, former parish". Saints in Scottish Place-Names, University of Glasgow. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Auldcathy Parish Church". A Corpus of Scottish Medieval Parish Churches, St Andrews University. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Auldcathie Church (SM5610)". Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Auldcathie (100197)". Canmore. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Auldcathie, Open Cast Workings (78131)". Canmore. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Winchburgh Master Plan" (PDF). Winchburgh Community Council. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Digging deep in aid of charity". Linlithgow Gazette. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Auldcathie Park: New green space with kids play and dog walking areas coming to West Lothian". Edinburgh Live. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Fast-expanding Winchburgh to gain new £6m district park". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Auldcathie Park makes history as Scotland's biggest ever inaugural Parkrun". Scottish Business News. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ List of Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, George Robb, 1874|url= https://archive.org/stream/b21465812/b21465812_djvu.txt