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Open Doors Day provides a rare opportunity to see the unique medieval chapel in Cardross. In a peaceful rural setting, on a hillside overlooking the…
This B listed church was completed by Alexander Ellis of Aberdeen in 1864. The building has recently undergone much restoration work including the…
St Magnus Cathedral, built from red and yellow sandstone, is dedicated to Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney. The foundations were laid in 1137 and it…
Gothic T Plan with the Colquhoun family's laird's loft and hammerbeam roof. Stained Glass windows. Graveyard incl. 11C Norse hogback tombstone. 18-20C…
Named in honour of St Machar, a disciple of St Columba, the cathedral was built in c.1130 and has since undergone various restorations with the…
St Machan's (originally St Paul's) was built in 1846 as a permanent place of worship for the Catholic Mission in Campsie, established in 1831. It was…
Original Physical Education facility of Moray House (Gordon & Dey 1970), altered with apron of new accomodation by University of Edinburgh with…
This impressive Scots Gothic church and hall (1885), by John James Stevenson , dominates views of Perth from the South Inch. The distinctive Crown…
A substantial Victorian Gothic church with fine decorative detailing and a sturdy stone spire.
Scandinavian inspired church. The red facing brick is pierced with a series of triangular and circular windows. Inside concrete ribs in Gothic arched…
Built in 1904 to a design of John Robertson to replace the 1775 box Kirk of which only the gatepiers to the Kirkyard survive. Excellent 1939 stained…
St Kilda c.1880Virtual reconstruction and video: Sarah Kennedy Music: Mairi Morrison and Alasdair Roberts Video text: Dr Bess Rhodes Landscape generator: Dr Iain…
St KildaTake a tour! Recreating the Village Bay of St Kilda as it would have looked, enables a better understanding of how the island was and the way of life,…
Take a tour! Recreating the Village Bay of St Kilda as it would have looked, enables a better understanding of how the island was and the way of life,…
Gothic chapel replacing earlier building of 1809. Street gable with 3 plain traceried windows divided by pinnacled buttresses. Ogee-hooded entrance…
St Kiaran?s Scottish Episcopal Church was built in 1891 and is a category C listed building. It replaced a previous building of the same name, but…
Built in 1971 at a time when this part of town was being populated. It is a modern building differing in design from trditional churches. It has…
B Listed. Sculpted reliefs and plaques by Frank Tritschier - "Pelican feeding its young from its own blood', inspired by St Thomas Aquinas.
The building now occupied by the Catholic parishoners of St Joseph's was originally built as Milngavie and Baldernock United Free Church in 1896.…
Listed Category B. Plain Gothic style with single bay chancel. The church forms part of a group of buildings including the Presbytery (added 1899) and…
St Johns Kirk - PerthPerth 1440. A short clip of St Johns Kirk during the rebuild of the Choir 1440-1448. Part of the Tay Landscape Partnership project.
Built of Penkill blue whin with Dalmellington freestone dressings by architect Alexander G Thomson who restored Penkill Castle. Tower added 1911 by…
In its lofty setting, this light-filled sanctuary by James Taylor Thomson features stained glass by Douglas Strachan, Scotland's finest stained glass…
Gifted by 3rd Marquess of Bute. Artwork and good stained glass windows. In 1885 the church became the first in the country lit by electricity.
Gifted by 3rd Marquess of Bute, a rare Scottish example of Burgess's work. Fine artwork and good stained glass windows. Altarpiece by J F Bentley and…
Gifted by 3rd Marquess of Bute, a rare Scottish example of Burgess's work. Fine artwork and good stained glass windows. Altarpiece by J F Bentley and…
The St John's Primary School building was originally constructed in 1931 and comprises a two storey main building with a series of single story and…
This idiosyncratic, classical building was originally a chapel of ease and built in 1835. The interior was renovated in 1973 and a major refurbishment…
Former Roman Catholic Chapel: very plain, low rectangle in rough granite; single round-headed window in gable (now blocked) and chamfered door jambs.…
Known as the town Kirk a church has been on this site since the 12th century and the oldest part of the existing building dates from the 15th…
The Masonic Lodge is home to a great many interesting artefacts, dating from the 1700s to the present day.Old minutes books and financial records mean…
St John's was completed in 1851 and over two phases between 2011 and 2014 was sensitively reordered internally. This work included paving the…
A building in the English Decorated Style this delightful church with a scissor braced roof has internal furnishings by Sir Robert Lorimer and Stained…
Designed in 1841 by Patrick Wilson but soon afterwards remodelled by Thomas Mackenzie in Italianate style. One of the older Scottish Episcopal Church…
St Johns is the only church on Princes Street. It stands at the junction with Lothian Road. Designed by William Burn in the Perpendicular Gothic Style…
Enter this deceptively large interior and admire the wood carvings by Robert Lorimer, who lived at nearby Kellie Castle, as well as the splendid…
The Church was the first to be built in Scotland in 1844 by the Oxford Movement (High Church) and is a Grade A architectural jewel. The architect John…
Situated at St Johns Place (off Crown Terrace). The north aisle was added in 1898 with the tower being constructed in 1913.
St John's Church was consecrated in 1903. It is the third building of that name in Inverness - the previous two buildings were sited in different…
This Episcopal Church is in lovely decorative order and is an example of fine architecture of the Victorian period. Unusual features include fine…
A small cruciform building in delicate Gothic with wood tracery in the windows, St John's feels high and light. There are a variety of plaques and a…
The church was built in 1832 with the presbytery added in 1834. The population grew enormously through the 1840s and the church was enlarged and…
St James the Less is a good example of a modern church (opened in 1980). Interesting relics brought from earlier churches include stained glass panels…
Externally the stump of a tower was the result of the loss of a legacy when the congregation chose to move from the Church of England to the Scottish…
This Category A listed church is built in the Norman style, passing into early English of the 11th century. It contains several interesting features,…
A gothic red sandstone Episcopal church designed by Robert Rowand Anderson in the 1880s. Although simple from the outside, the chancel designed by…
The remnants of St James' Chapel are the only surviving medieval remains in North Queensferry. Queen Margaret (c 1046 -93) encouraged pilgrims to…
Tour of the church and grounds with a small handout describing the history of the building, and refreshments will be available. The church will remain…
This notable Gothic A listed building was principally designed by George Goldie in 1865.
The foundation stone was laid on Thursday 29 May 1788, by Letterfourie and his brother. The Chapel was opened for Holy Mass on Whit Sunday…
St Giles’ was the most important church in the burgh of Edinburgh (although it was not a cathedral until the 1630s). In 1544 St Giles’ was still a…
St Giles KirkSt Giles’ was the most important church in the burgh of Edinburgh (although it was not a cathedral until the 1630s). In 1544 St Giles’ was still a…
St Giles’ was the most important church in the burgh of Edinburgh (although it was not a cathedral until the 1630s). In 1544 St Giles’ was still a…
St Giles KirkSt Giles’ was the most important church in the burgh of Edinburgh (although it was not a cathedral until the 1630s). In 1544 St Giles’ was still a…
Built as a more convenient alternative to Nigg Church as Torry became the main centre of population south of the Dee. The building was never…
Laying on the mediaeval pilgrimage route from Culross to St Andrews Kinglassie has a little known spring called Finglassin's or St Glass’s well and it…
There are records of a church at Markinch dating from the time of MacBeth but the present church tower was built in the first half of the 12th…
Cruciform in plan with tower. Timber wagon roof inside. Modern gallery added to accommodate an expanding congregation. Good Wadsworth organ of…
St David's Memorial Park is a Gothic Church dating from 1926. It was built to a design by the architect P McGregor Chalmers to replace the adjacent…
St. Cyprian's Church was the first church opened in Lenzie in 1873 and is part of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The architect Alexander Ross built…
Currently listed category B the church was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and built in 1858. It can be described as early decorated, chunky and…
Circular watchtower, built in 1827 to deter 'Resurrectionists' stealing bodies. Restored 1990 by Robert Hurd & Partners to provide a unique and…
Robert Rowand Anderson was a founder member of the Church.� He not only designed and personally supervised its building, but was responsible for the…
Kirk of the Castle Rock and Princes Street Gardens. Stands on the oldest Christian site in Edinburgh where Saint Cuthbert himself once built a wooden…
Considered one of the finest examples of Romanesque churches in Scotland, St Cuthbert?s was built in the 12th century and has been in continuous use…
St Congan's is the fourth Episcopal Church but the first in its current location. Designed by Aberdeen architect William Ramage in 1862 (the same…
Designed by Gillespie, Kidd and Coia and built between 1934 and 1940. The brick façade masks a basilican church whose early Christian style is…
2 Park Terrace, Stirling FK8 2NA Not to be missed! St Columba’s is a prominent and building within King’s Park, dating from 1902 it is Category B…
Built in 1905-06, the church, which is regularly used as a wedding venue, contains many attractive stained glass windows, including a World War I…
The oldest church still in use in Largs. Plaques to Baron Kelvin of Largs, scientist and Thomas MacDougall Brisbane, explorer, who gave his name to…
St Columba’s was opened in 1897 as an independent boarding and day school to 54 young ladies. Pioneering educators, such as Georgina Kinnear and her…
St. Columba?s Hospice provides excellent palliative and end-of-life care to patients and their families, as well as specialist education to healthcare…
Unusual Gothic Tower. Splendid Lewis organ.
This Victorian Church, sitting just below the Castle, is a small gem. Visitors often remark upon the stained glass windows which, unusually, feature…
St Clement’s Parish Church of Dingwall was built in 1800-03 and is 'A-listed'. It is the only A listed building in Dingwall and is still used for…
A near contemporary with the North Anderson Drive Mormon Church, St Clement's with its synthetic granite is clearly more home-grown but is not without…
Designed in 1966 by Patrick Huggins, a former student, after a competition amongst three architectural practices.Built in the jagged profile, ribbed…
St Charles RC is a Modernist building by architects Gillesipie, Kidd & Coia with outstanding Stations of the Cross by Glasgow sculptor Benno…
St Cecilia?s Hall is Scotland?s oldest concert hall and home to the University of Edinburgh?s collection of musical instruments. Built by the…
This small homely building is in the Romanesque or Norman style and its most prominent feature is the use of slate in the arched windows and door…
Designed by architects Gillespie, Kid and Coia and built in 1963, St Brides is one of the UK's finest and most significant post-war ecclesiastical…
St Bride's has been present in Hyndland for just over 100 years. View an exhibition of designs and photos from its early days and throughout its…
St Blane’s located close to the heart of Dunblane and is a Category B Listed Gothic Revival design church of cruciform plan dating from 1853-54. This…
St Bernard's Well was designed by Alexander Nasmyth in 1789 on the site of an earlier mineral water well, believed to have medicinal properties. This…
St Augustine’s RC Church was designed by British Architects, Pugin and Pugin in 1896. The B listed gothic church demonstrates the use of high quality…
Dumbarton. How to get there : High Street, corner Church Street.Dedicated to St Augustine of Hippo. 1871-73. Architect : Sir Robert Rowand Anderson. A…
Two storey rectangular box constructed in rough granite ashlar with polished dressings. Symmetrical gable facing the High Street with tripartite…
St. Anne’s boasts a fine organ built by Harrison & Harrison of Durham, beautiful stained glass windows and an oak reredos depicting the Last…
Ecclesiastical sixties architecture at its best, dignified and modern.
This beautiful Church was designed by Peter McGregor Chalmers, a leading Scottish ecclesiastical architect. The aim of the Church's design was to make…
This beautiful Church was designed by Peter McGregor Chalmers, a leading Scottish ecclesiastical architect.˜ The aim of the Church?s design was ?to…
Dowally Kirk was erected in 1818 on the site of an earlier 16th-century church. The bell and birdcage belfry came from the earlier building. The…
St Andrews University was founded between 1410 and 1413, and is the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and the third oldest…
St Andrews University - School of ClassicsSt Andrews University was founded between 1410 and 1413, and is the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and the third oldest…
St Andrews Preservation TrustWelcome to the tour of St Andrews Preservation Trust musuem. Here you will be able to explore the museum, enjoy reconstructions of past life in St…
Welcome to the tour of St Andrews Preservation Trust musuem. Here you will be able to explore the museum, enjoy reconstructions of past life in St…
Welcome to the tour of St Andrews Preservation Trust musuem. Here you will be able to explore the museum, enjoy reconstructions of past life in St…
St Andrews Preservation TrustWelcome to the tour of St Andrews Preservation Trust musuem. Here you will be able to explore the museum, enjoy reconstructions of past life in St…
A fine Episcopal (Anglican) Church by Rowand Anderson replacing an earlier church of 1769. The church plan is a typical Anglican plan with aisles on…