Everything about Dalmeny totally explained
Dalmeny is a village and parish within the
Edinburgh council area of
Scotland. Now more or less a suburb of
South Queensferry, Dalmeny is located near the south end of the
Forth Road Bridge, and though it falls administratively under
Edinburgh it isn't contiguous with the city, which lies further to the east.
The name Dalmeny is of
Scottish Gaelic origin, being now
Dail Mheinnidh or
Dail M'Eithne in the modern language. This may refer to an ancient ecclesiastical settlement, dedicated to an obscure (female) saint Eithne; the local parish church which is dedicated to her, is at least a thousand years old.
The present church building is recognised as the finest
Romanesque parish church still in use in
Scotland, and one of the most complete in the
United Kingdom, lacking only its original western tower (rebuilt in a sympathetic style in the early
20th century). The aisleless
nave,
choir and
apse survive almost complete from the
12th century. The refined sculptural detail of the chancel and apse arches is notable, as is a series of powerful beast-head corbels supporting the apse vault. These features are also extremely well-preserved, with the original tool-marks still visible. Outside the elaborate south doorway, which is enlivened with blind arcading above the entrance, is a unique
12th century sarcophagus carved with figures of saints in niches (now very weathered).
Apart from its parish church, Dalmeny is best known for the stately home,
Dalmeny House. The south end of the
Forth Bridge begins in Dalmeny, and this is the location for the
railway station for South Queensferry. The village has no buildings of historic interest except for its exceptionally fine church (where
John Hill Burton is interred), consisting mainly of
20th century housing.
The late 1990s have seen a large amount of new housing, mainly for Edinburgh commuters.
Dalmeny, together with neighbouring
Kirkliston, forms an
electoral ward.
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