The tranquil ruins of Ardchattan Priory, close to the north shore of Loch Etive in Argyll. In 1308 King Robert the Bruce held what is said to have been the last Scottish Parliament conducted in Gaelic here during a military expedition. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Argyll

Kirkmaiden Old, our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, has a fascinating interior. The coombed ceiling and decorative plaster roses over the sanctuary immediately attract attention. Original oil lamps are still located on each side of the pulpit and fittings for others can be seen around the building. 🧵1/2

“They that go down to the sea in ships” Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland #WindowsonWednesday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark #StainedGlass

"From kirk to knitwear as new future beckons for Fair Isle church" Fair Isle Knitwear designer Marie Bruhat has purchased the island's former Church of Scotland kirk, that closed in 2019, to develop it as a workshop and knitting hub. 🧶 Story here 👇 www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/08/03/k...

From kirk to knitwear as new future beckons for Fair Isle church

A FAIR Isle church which has been closed since 2019 is set to enjoy a new lease of life as a knitwear hub. Designer Marie Bruhat is now the owner of the...

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All are welcome to Music at Midday - Organ Recital by Malcolm Sim (Glasgow Cathedral), on Dunblane Cathedral’s fabulous Flentrop organ, on Saturday 8 August at 12 noon, and stay and chat over a bowl of soup in the hall afterwards. landing.churchdesk.com/en-gb/e/4846...

Music at Midday - Organ Recital by Malcolm Sim (Glasgow)

Come along and hear Malcolm Sim (Glasgow Cathedral) on the fabulous Flentrop organ, and stay and ...

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The Pyramid At Anderston in Glasgow. Originally built as the Anderston Kelvingrove Parish Church in the 1960s, it was designed by Honeyman, Jack and Robertson. It's now a community space. #glasgow #anderston #architecture #architecturephotography

To follow on from my last post, if you've ever wondered what it looks like inside the pyramid-shaped roof of the 1960s former Kelvingrove Parish Church in the Anderston area of Glasgow, it looks just as unique as it does on the outside! #glasgow #anderston #architecture #church

Seven of the eight amazing statues of the children as adults of Sir George Bruce which kneel in front of the memorial to Sir George and his wife Margaret in Culross Abbey Church in Fife. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #CulrossAbbeyChurch #Culross #Fife #Statues

A South Lanarkshire group, the Quarter Community Hub, has been awarded £93,406 by the Community Land Fund to purchase the B-listed Quarter Parish Church. Well done to all involved in saving this historic building for their community. Read more here 👇 www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area...

Quarter community group agrees deal to purchase local church

Quarter Community Hub will acquire the B-listed Quarter Parish Church and associated ground through a negotiated sale from the Church of Scotland in order to convert it into a place for community acti...

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Like many communities confronted by the closure of their beloved local church the villagers of Kenmore were "deeply upset". They chose to channel this "utter despair" into positive action and they purchased the historic kirk earlier this year On Saturday they celebrated this new chapter... (1/2)

There can't be many churches in Scotland with a stained glass window dedicated to Joan of Arc. Newington Trinity Church, Edinburgh

This T-shaped kirk, built in 1638, is our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek. Kirkmaiden Old Kirk was built to replace St Catherine’s Church at Mull of Galloway. It is the parish church for Scotland's most southerly parish A bellcote was added, with an iron weathervane in 1885 and a vestry in 1921. 🧵1/3

Two faces of the 1820s Gothic Revival Ramshorn Kirk in Glasgow. While the one on the left looks like a kindly and jovial fellow, the other looks, to put it Cont./ #glasgow #architecture #church #sculpture

📝📰 'I visited the Govan Stones and heard the echoes of Scotland's past' - Maura McRobbie A huge thanks to Maura for her visit and for writing about us! (£) www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

I visited the Govan Stones and heard the ancient echoes of Scotland's past

On a recent visit to the Govan Stones Church in Glasgow, my nine-year-old grandson pulled me literally away from the Govan Road entrance towards the…

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A pipe organ dating from 1876 is being installed at St Barnabas’ Church in Jericho. Built originally for Bargeddie Church near Glasgow, it is being combined with pipework from Bow Common in London by Henry Willis & Sons Organ Builders, the firm that built the original instruments.

Today's the feast of St Peter in Chains, depicted by Lorraine Lamond, 2013, as part of a major scheme of glass at St Simon, Partick in Glasgow, which I photographed in 2015. The church and all its glass were destroyed in an arson attack in 2020.

John Burnet's 1856 Elgin Place Congregational Church at the corner of Pitt St & Bath St, photographed on 25 Nov 2004. It ceased to be used as a church in 1962 and a pipe organ built in 1903 by Henry Willis & Sons was removed to St Andrew's Cathedral in 1981. 📷 Glasgow Libraries, Urban Glasgow

Some buildings seem to give off feelings. For us, Cruggleton Church, near Whithorn in Dumfries & Galloway, is one of the most forbidding and unsettling places we've visited. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #CruggletonChurch #Church #DumfriesAndGalloway #Whithorn

The striking interior of St. Michael's Parish Church in #Linlithgow, one of most beautiful #churches in #Scotland. Find out more at stephentravels.com/top5/churche... ⛪️✝️

After visiting the actual findsite, the chapel ruins on St. Ninian’s Isle in Shetland, I had to pop in to have a new look at the actual treasure in Edinburgh… 🏺 (I definitely did prefer the number of people in Shetland to that of central Edinburgh though…🫣)

Kirk an gurdwara. Church and gurdwara. #Scots #ScotsLeid #ScotsLanguage #photography #monochrome #buildings #church #gurdwara #fence #religion #Glasgow #Scotland

Ahead of its closure, Balmaclellan Church has submitted a planning application to relocate a Gordon Webster stained glass window to nearby Dalry Church. A very worthy task, ensuring another fragile piece of Scottish art remains on public display. Full story here 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Balmaclellan church seeks new home for striking stained glass window

The Church of Scotland hopes to move the artwork - which is nearly 100 years old - to another Galloway church.

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The burial ground at Inch Old Kirk, near Castle Kennedy. There has been a church here since the medieval period, until it was abandoned in 1861. #blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #Galloway #SouthernScotland

William Stark's 1807 St George's Tron Church, one of the oldest surviving buildings on Buchanan Street in Glasgow, as seen from Nelson Mandela Place. #glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #buchananstreet #church

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark #Photography 📷 #ClassicMono Bruntsfield Links just after sunset, #Edinburgh

Our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, The Kirk at the Cross in Motherwell, is beautifully illuminated by a variety of stunning stained glass windows. These include the coats of arms of the Hamiltons of Dalzell, relocated to the church in 1899. #WindowsOnWednesday 🧵1/3

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This prominent Motherwell landmark church, is our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek. The Kirk at the Cross, was formerly known as Dalziel St. Andrew’s Parish Church until June 2025. Designed by Glasgow architect David Thomson to replace an 18th century building, it opened in 1874. 🧵1/2

"Parishes face annihilation, vicars warn Church of England" Mass church closures are not just a heritage crisis affecting Scotland, the Telegraph published an article over the weekend sharing its investigations into this issue in England. Read it here 👇 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07...

1/2 A memorial to the Clapperton family in Old Machar burial ground, Aberdeen, including Captain Hugh Clapperton RN, 'The African Traveller'. He was the first European to see Lake Chad and to visit the Hausa Kingdoms of northern Nigeria. 🧵continues... #MemorialsMonday #MonumentsMonday