
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Davidson's Mains, Main Street, St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church as Church (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church in Davidson's Mains is named after St. Margaret of Scotland, a 11th-century queen associated with promoting Christianity and founding religious houses in Scotland. While no specific holy well or ritual site is directly linked to this church in the available records, St. Margaret is traditionally venerated for her piety and is connected to several pilgrimage sites and healing traditions across Scotland.
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Places near here
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Grounds of Lauriston CastleCastle, fort or tower · 762 yd
Lauriston CastleCastle · 879 yd
Edinburgh, Barnton AvenueNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1074 yd
Woodland on Corstorphine HillForest or wood · 1125 yd
Ravelston Woods Local Nature ReserveWood · 1.0 mi
Corstorphine Hill TowerHeritage attraction · 1.0 mi
Orienteering on Corstorphine HillMountain or hill · 1.0 mi
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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0