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Gogar is a predominantly rural area of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the west of the city. It is not far from Gogarloch, Edinburgh Park and Maybury. The Fife Circle Line is to the north.
The name of Gogar first appears in a clearly datable context in 1233. The etymology is uncertain. It may be derived from "cog" or "gowk", a Scots term for cuckoo, a bird with known ritual significance in ancient times, or from the Brythonic term for red, "coch" (cf "Red Heughs" in the vicinity).
The name also appears as a compound in several places in the area, notably Gogarloch named after the drained Gogar Loch; Gogarburn, Gogarbank, Gogarstone and Castle Gogar.
In 2008, in advance of the construction of the Edinburgh tram line archaeological work was undertaken by GUARD Archaeology to the west of Gogar Mains. The archaeologists discovered a range of features and structures that date from the Neolithic to the Early Middle Ages. The Neolithic finds were pits radiocarbon dated from 3880 to 2487 BC. They found pottery that was a Beaker vessel, dated to 2146–2015 BC, the early Bronze Age. There was also a Bronze Age ring ditch with some sort of structure inside and a palisade trench too. Two Iron Age huts and two possible corn-drying kilns from the early medieval period were also found, plus pillboxes from World War II were recorded hear the area. All these findings indicate that people were living and working in the area, on and off, for thousands of years.
GUARD also excavated some of the remains of the medieval village of Nether Gogar as part of that same tram line project. They found a well, corn drying kilns and numerous ditches. There was a break in occupation in that area of Gogar during the mid-14th century, which the archaeologists believe could have been the result of the Black Death reducing the population during that time.
The first reference to the lands of Gogar is in a charter issued by King William I of Scotland, dated to between 1165 and 1174. The charter gifted an estate consisting of the land at Gogar, Cousland and Pentland to Ralph de Graham, a knight whose family had moved from England to Scotland during the reign of David I (1124–53). After that the lands were subdivided and changed hands several times. A notable owner was the Knights of the Hospital of St John.
The parish of Gogar is first mentioned in 1247, when the church was re-consecrated by Bishop David de Bernham of St Andrews. The re-consecration means that the parish was already established at that time. In 1529 the income from the parish was reallocated to Trinity College Kirk in Edinburgh.
In 1599 the parish was amalgamated with Corstorphine and after this the church was no longer used for services.
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Gogar
Gogar is a predominantly rural area of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the west of the city. It is not far from Gogarloch, Edinburgh Park and Maybury. The Fife Circle Line is to the north.
The name of Gogar first appears in a clearly datable context in 1233. The etymology is uncertain. It may be derived from "cog" or "gowk", a Scots term for cuckoo, a bird with known ritual significance in ancient times, or from the Brythonic term for red, "coch" (cf "Red Heughs" in the vicinity).
The name also appears as a compound in several places in the area, notably Gogarloch named after the drained Gogar Loch; Gogarburn, Gogarbank, Gogarstone and Castle Gogar.
In 2008, in advance of the construction of the Edinburgh tram line archaeological work was undertaken by GUARD Archaeology to the west of Gogar Mains. The archaeologists discovered a range of features and structures that date from the Neolithic to the Early Middle Ages. The Neolithic finds were pits radiocarbon dated from 3880 to 2487 BC. They found pottery that was a Beaker vessel, dated to 2146–2015 BC, the early Bronze Age. There was also a Bronze Age ring ditch with some sort of structure inside and a palisade trench too. Two Iron Age huts and two possible corn-drying kilns from the early medieval period were also found, plus pillboxes from World War II were recorded hear the area. All these findings indicate that people were living and working in the area, on and off, for thousands of years.
GUARD also excavated some of the remains of the medieval village of Nether Gogar as part of that same tram line project. They found a well, corn drying kilns and numerous ditches. There was a break in occupation in that area of Gogar during the mid-14th century, which the archaeologists believe could have been the result of the Black Death reducing the population during that time.
The first reference to the lands of Gogar is in a charter issued by King William I of Scotland, dated to between 1165 and 1174. The charter gifted an estate consisting of the land at Gogar, Cousland and Pentland to Ralph de Graham, a knight whose family had moved from England to Scotland during the reign of David I (1124–53). After that the lands were subdivided and changed hands several times. A notable owner was the Knights of the Hospital of St John.
The parish of Gogar is first mentioned in 1247, when the church was re-consecrated by Bishop David de Bernham of St Andrews. The re-consecration means that the parish was already established at that time. In 1529 the income from the parish was reallocated to Trinity College Kirk in Edinburgh.
In 1599 the parish was amalgamated with Corstorphine and after this the church was no longer used for services.
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