Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5800

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Turstan, son of Leving, grants to God, the church of the Holy Rood of Edinburgh {'the castle of the maidens'} and the canons serving God there, the church of Livingston with a half carucate of land, one toft, and all rights and pertinents, just as his father gave them.

Turstan{us} fili{us} leuig {. . .} me concessisse {e}t hac mea carta {con}firmasse d{e}o {e}t eccl{es}ie S{an}c{t}e crucis de castello puellaru{m} {e}t canonicis ibide{m} d{e}o seruientib{us} eccl{es}iam de leuiggestun cu{m} dimidia carucata t{er}re {e}t uno tofto {e}t cu{m} o{mn}ib{us} rectitudinib{us} {e}t p{er}tinentiis suis . sic p{ate}r m{eu}s eis dedit . in lib{er}am elemosinam {e}t p{er}petuam {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Rood
Saint details
ST/JD/54
Date low
1147
Date high
1178
Entry reference
EN/EW/3467
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Turstan ----------------- Male Landowner (unspecified) 100 Turstan, son of Leving
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Holyrood Abbey NT269739 Canongate [CGT] Edinburgh 100