Auldcathie is a suburb to the west of

Winchburgh Winchburgh is a village in the council area of West Lothian, Scotland. It is located approximately west of the city-centre of Edinburgh, east of Linlithgow and northeast of Broxburn. Prehistory and archaeology Archaeological excavations in ...

West Lothian West Lothian ( sco, Wast Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its shires of Scotland, historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geogra ...

, Scotland.

History

A small village existed at Auldcathie since at least medieval times when Auldcathie was a distinct parish until the

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when it was incorporated into the parish of Dalmeny. Auldcathie Kirk is a ruined pre-reformation church with late 14th century details. The church was abandoned sometime after 1618. The church is a scheduled ancient monument cited as of national importance as an example of a private chapel. In the 19th century, the area had a farmstead and opencast quarry workings, now since demolished. In the 20th century, part of the area was used as a landfill which as of 2021 is currently under redevelopment as a new park. Auldcathie district park is a new recreational and sporting venue currently under construction as part of the new winchburgh village developments. The park is planned to cover 78-acres, with up to 31,000 trees.

Notable People

Robert Lauder a nobleman who supported

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at the

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held title to Auldcathie. His son Sir George Lauder of the Bass, a

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and Member of the

Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyro ...

was rector of Auldcathie in the 16th century. Alexander Monteith was an Edinburgh surgeon born in Auldcathie.List of Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, George Robb, 1874, url= https://archive.org/stream/b21465812/b21465812_djvu.txt

References

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