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Scotland's Churches Trust
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Celebrating Scotland's rich culture and built heritage since 1978. We preserve, promote and protect Scotland's unique assemblage of ecclesiastical buildings.

https://www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/
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The Church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, located in Castlebay, on the Isle of Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland ❤️😊
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
The magnificent and imposing edifice of the Govan Old Parish Church in Glasgow. Built in the Scottish gothic revival style in the 1880s from a design by Robert Rowand Anderson.

#glasgow #scotland #buildings #architecture #churches #govan #glasgowbuildings #architecturephotography
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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"Medieval women's legacies live on in Britain's towns and cities"

In a short article for 'The Conversation' historian Rachel Delman explores some of the legacies of Medieval women that are still extant on these islands today

She includes Edinburgh's Magdalen Chapel and the Trinity Apse as examples
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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mthrjo.bsky.social
Real shame - it’s a fine building, though I suspect it’s probably deteriorated quite badly since it was closed.
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 2d
Plans have been submitted to demolish East Kilbride's South Parish Church in order to build housing

Designed by architect Robert WKC Rogerson and opened in 1964, the unlisted church closed last year and was marketed for sale by the Church of Scotland in January

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November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Scottish GENES Webinar - The Godly Commonwealth: Discover Scottish Church Records
Sat 29 Nov 2025, 7pm UK

In this talk I'll look at over 300 years of Kirk history in Scotland, & discuss its impact for locating records for research.

Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#genealogy
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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That is a wonderful interior
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 2d
Its handsome septagonal chancel ceiling was described as "unique" in the sales brochure, but reports on the planning application describe the building, less than a year later, as "derelict" and in "disrepair".

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November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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pastandotherplaces.bsky.social
#modernism #architecture #Scotland #church #redevelopment #buildings
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 2d
Plans have been submitted to demolish East Kilbride's South Parish Church in order to build housing

Designed by architect Robert WKC Rogerson and opened in 1964, the unlisted church closed last year and was marketed for sale by the Church of Scotland in January

(Images: Haus/Wilson Devt Ltd) (1/3)
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
Plans have been submitted to demolish East Kilbride's South Parish Church in order to build housing

Designed by architect Robert WKC Rogerson and opened in 1964, the unlisted church closed last year and was marketed for sale by the Church of Scotland in January

(Images: Haus/Wilson Devt Ltd) (1/3)
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
The entrance to Eastbank Parish Church (now the Shettleston New Church) in the Shettleston area of Glasgow.

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#glasgow #architecture #church #shettleston #architecturephotography
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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As a follow up to the external shots, this is inside of the Oran Mor venue (former church )West End of #Glasgow #Scotland from 2019 - a friend's wedding, some with a 80mm lens ball #photography
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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svenning1321.bsky.social
The St Barr's Church, which is located in Northbay on the Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides, (Scotland) ❤️
The church is a Roman Catholic church situated near the head of the loch at Northbay.
Sunday Mass is typically held there at 9:30 am 😊
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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St. Giles, Cathedral. Edinburgh, Scotland. Sept. 2022. #WindowsOnWednesday #iPhone #iPhoto #UrbanGaze #StainedGlass #Window #EastCoastKin #Church #Edinburgh #StGiles #Scotland #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
Photo of a stained glass window in St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. Wide angle view of colorful stained glass window depicting six different biblical scenes. Inscription on the window reads, "In Memory of brothers William and Robert Chambers. Area surrounding the window shows the stone walls of the church.
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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"The Edinburgh chapel built for a Scots soldier and his last story now told"

New research emerges about final hours of Lt Robin Tudsbery, who was killed in action in April 1945 and whose parents built the beautiful Robin Chapel in Edinburgh in his memory

Read here👇
www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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"In another 50 years, we will be mourning what has been lost, instead of celebrating what has been saved"

Fiona Reynolds asks in a new Country Life article if the UK Govt of today will step-in to save churches like the govt of the 1970s saved country houses 👇

www.countrylife.co.uk/comment-opin...
The Labour government of the 1970s saved our country houses. Will a Labour government of the 2020s save our country churches?
Why not invest to save the most valuable community resources we have, perfectly placed at the heart of communities?
www.countrylife.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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This open day is part of the ETZ Community & Coast programme, in partnership with Cameron Archaeology and ANESFHS.
It’s a great chance to explore this historic site and meet others with a shared curiosity about Aberdeen’s past.
Poster advertising an open day at St. Fittick's Church (Coast Road, AB11 8TJ) on Friday, 28 November 2025 Come along between 11 am and 3 pm to find out about the history of this fascinating little medieval church and learn to read memorial inscriptions on the gravestones in the kirkyard with volunteers from Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Dunfermline Abbey Church in the heart of Dunfermline in Fife, burial place of King Robert the Bruce. It is also one of Scotland's most unusual places of worship, split into two very distinct churches that have been joined in the middle. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Fife
Dunfermline Abbey Church. The image shows a view of the church from a perspective level with its upper parts and from a corner. The larger part of the church is slightly to the left of the centre of the frame and the rest of it tails off to the right and behind. The church is surrounded by a graveyard and by trees in green leaf. The scene is in sunlight.
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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🪬🧿 Temple old kirk, Middlothian, Scotland #scotland #visitscotland #historicscotland #scottishhistory #travel #explore #scotlandexplore #beautifulscotland #scotlandlover #scotlandlove #scotlandsbeauty #scotshots #scotland_greatshots #ruins #church
A sun-drenched close-up of the ancient, grey stone ruins of Temple Old Kirk, Midlothian, Scotland. The central feature is the upper section of the church's gable end, constructed of roughly hewn, moss-flecked blocks. At the peak, a small, square bell-cote structure sits atop the triangular gable. The late afternoon sun is bursting brilliantly through the open window of the bell-cote, creating a striking starburst effect. The stone ruin is framed from below by dark, shadowy foliage, and from above by the dense, towering canopy of mature trees silhouetted against the bright, hazy sky. The dramatic natural light emphasizes the ruin's historical texture and peaceful, overgrown setting.
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Despite a fairly simple exterior, #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, Southend Parish Church on Kintyre has some spectacular stained glass #WindowsOnWednesday by Ballantine & Son and Gordon Webster. They were installed by Ina Campbell, Dowager Duchess of Argyll, to commemorate Queen Victoria.

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November 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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mistercorzi.bsky.social
“ August 14, 1973
Dear Gary [Snyder]:
Went walking to Iona Abbey ...
… Iona peaceful magic isle.
   Love
   Allen Ginsberg”
#photography #IsleOfIona #IonaAbbey #thistle #AllenGinsberg #GarySnyder #BeatPoets #Scotland #Highlands #island #WesternIsles #PotD
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Do you live in Edinburgh and want to know more about the city's medieval churches? Our chairperson, Prof Adam Cumming, is giving a talk next week to the Colinton Local History Society.

Tickets cost £5 for the night or £20 to attend all CLHS talks in a year. Further details in the poster below 👇
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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glasgowlive.co.uk
Glasgow City Council has received an application to turn the old Methodist church in Partick into a wedding and arts venue. It is set to sell an area of land to the company behind the project.
Glasgow land to be sold to firm planning to turn Partick church into arts venue
www.glasgowlive.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Alasdair Gray’s Celestial Ceiling at the Òran Mór (formerly Kelvinside Parish Church), an arts & entertainment venue in Glasgow’s West End, is stunning – described as “resurrecting the spirit of William Blake, but on a much larger scale”
📷: Mark Wild Photography
oran-mor.co.uk/arts-for-all...
Part of Alasdair Gray’s ceiling mural in the Òran Mór, Glasgow. A series of gothic arches come together to form a half-dome. The ribs are plainted black, with gold letters, reading WHERE ARE WE FROM? WHAT ARE WE? WHERE ARE WE GOING? Life is Rooted in Death's Republic Animals Who Want More Than We Need Our Seed Returns To Death's Republic Within the frames, against a deep blue background spangled with stars, are vividly coloured images of men, women, children, winged horses, and other fantastic visions.
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
Saint Luke's on Bain Street in the East End of Glasgow. Built as a church in 1836, it was designed by James Wylson, and it was looking rather glorious in the light ofbthe aetting sun on Sunday afternoon.

#glasgow #architecturephotography #buildings #architecture
#church #glasgowchurches
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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This rather wonderful carving from the entrance of the former Strathbungo Parish Church in Glasgow is of ... erm ... well I'm really not too sure what it's of, but it's certainly interesting!

#glasgow #sculpture #design #strathbungo #architecture #architecturephotography #keepglasgowweird
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Partick Free Church on Crow Road in Glasgow looking rather gorgeous all lit up this evening. Constructed in 1910, this is a beautiful little church building with an unusual finial at its apex.

#glasgow #architecture #church #partick #architecturephotography #glasgowatnight #nightphotography
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM