Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5810

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Malcolm, king of Scots, grants to God, the Holy Rood of Edinburgh and the canons serving God there, a toft in his burgh of Inverkeithing.

M Rex Scott{orum} {. . .} me i{n} p{er}petua{m} Elemosina{m} dedisse {e}t hac mea carta {con}firmasse Deo {e}t S{an}c{t}e Cruci de Edeneb{urc} {e}t Canonicis ibide{m} d{e}o seruientib{us} . unu{m} toftu{m} plenariu{m} i{n} Burgo meo de Inu{er}kethin {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Rood
Saint details
ST/JD/54
Date low
None
Date high
20/9/1164
Entry reference
EN/EW/3470
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Holyrood Abbey NT269739 Canongate [CGT] Edinburgh 100