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"The church and hamlet of Aldcathie appear to have borrowed from the rivulet on which they stood Aldcathie in the Gaelic Signifying the rivulet of the breach or defile. The Church was but of little value in the ancient taxatio it is rated at only a few marks. It appears not to have been taxed in Bagimonts roll as it seems to have belonged to some religious house. After the Reformation the parish which was of Small extent was annexed to Dalmenie; and the church of Aldcathie was suffered to fall into ruins. The antiquarian eyes of Sibbald saw it in a very ruinous state. The ancient lords of the Manor of Aldcathie seem to have forfeited their estate during the Succession war and it was granted by Robert I. to Walter the son of Gilbert as we have seen" etc.

Penny's Linlithgowshire pp.156, 157