#Edinburgh being gorgeous this afternoon...
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#Edimbourg #photography #photographie #architecture
The 9-10th Century Forteviot Arch was exhibited by Lord Ruthven at a meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1874 and donated to the society’s museum the same year.
The piece suggests a stone church at the royal centre.
#History #HistoryMatters
With my last free hour+ in Edinburgh, I was able to take up Alison’s suggestion and we hoofed it over to St. John’s Episcopal Church. A relatively new church (1816), there are no memorials pre-19th century, unlike St. Giles.
Donegal fellah, so he was. Sound as saints go. Colmcille he goes by round here.
Tranquil Pluscarden Abbey, south-west of Elgin in Moray, founded as a priory by King Alexander II in 1230 and restored in the last century, becoming an abbey in 1975. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #PluscardenAbbey #Pluscarden #Abbey #Elgin #Moray
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Matt Treiber
Today is the feast of St Columba, the 6thC Irish missionary who founded Iona Abbey and was responsible for bringing Christianity to much of western Scotland.
One of the best known depictions of the saint is this stained glass window by Douglas Strachan in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle.
As part of the Govan Book Festival, we're open to visitors until 5pm this Saturday!
đź“š The GBF event starts at 4:30pm and lasts until 5:30pm, after which attendees to Dr Tom Horne's chat about his book, Treasures of the Vikings, will be able to buy signed copies or browse our v cool Viking Age shop.
If you're still in Edinburgh, St John's at the corner of Lothian Road and Princes St is also worth a visit. Beautiful glass and a stunning ceiling.
Undiscovered Scotland
#ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, St Modan's, Rosneath has a fine carved oak pulpit, dated 1624, and a superbly carved and brightly coloured communion table. Behind this a painted wooden reredos, designed in 1931 by Morris Meredith Williams shows the Last Supper. Note too the ceiling.
#Woodensday
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Scotland's Churches Trust
Beside the minister’s prayer desk is “The Beast”, a carved lion thought to have been a stone upon which the early medieval church’s altar rested. The pipe organ, from 1873, is by Hill of London. In 2022, the instrument was surveyed by the group Sowne of Organe 👇
sowneoforgane.com/surveys/st-m...
If you have an interest in Scottish churches and church heritage, you might like to take a few moments to respond to the latest survey from @thebefs.bsky.social which looks to gauge opinions on the current "Ecclesiastical Exemption" planning guidelines
View it here 👇
www.surveymonkey.com/r/PF38HBM
The impressive edifice of Saint Columba's Parish Church in Woodside in Glasgow. Designed by Gillespie, Kidd and Cola in the Italian Romanesque style, it was completed in 1941.
#glasgow #church #architecture #architecturephotography
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Scotland's Churches Trust
Rosneath: St Modan’s Parish Church Hill & Son, 1873 — organ surveyed May 2022 Contributors: Chris Bragg, Andrew Forbes, Matthew Hynes, Steven McIntyre
