A rather delightful grotesque emerging from the roof over the entrance to the old Lansdowne Parish Church at Kelvinvbridge in Glasgow.
#glasgow #sculptor #architecture #architecturephotography #kelvinbridge
It was enlarged by David Bryce in 1849 and then again by Robert Lorimer in 1899.
The keystone of one of the previous churches can be seen high on the outside of the wall to the south of the building.
There is an inscription on this stone which states “Heir is ane hous bult to serve God”.
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Prior to the present church of 1772, there is said to have been at least three previous churches on the site of St Colmon's Parish Church, Colmonell, S Ayrshire our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek
Read more here 👇
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#CeilingsonSunday
South Leith Parish Church, Leith, Scotland.
Beautiful Hammerbeam ceiling
#EdinburghWalks #Leith #Church #Churches #ChurchofScotland #ChurchesofScotland #historic
'Stay passenger, read; here interred doth ly
A witness 'gainst poor Scotland's perjury.
Whose head once fix'd up on the bridge-port stood
Proclaiming vengeance for his guiltless blood'
An inscription to the covenanter William Welsh, in Old St Michael's kirkyard, Dumfries. 1/2
#MemorialsMonday
Archibald Campbell was the 1st Marquess of Argyll and James Graham was the 1st Marquess of Montrose. In St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Memorials to two men who were on opposite sides in the War of the Three Kingdoms in the 1600s. Both were caught by their enemies and executed. One is for the anti royalist Archibald Campbell (1607-1661) and the other is for the Royalist general James Graham (1612-1650).
#MemorialMonday
An crop from the ‘Liston’ window in St Fillan’s church, Aberdour. Worth a visit if you are passing. A tranquil 900-year old church, next to the Castle. “It shows a Celtic missionary (St Fillan?) preaching to a cross section of the inhabitants of Aberdour, including men & women, young & old, rich & poor, including a priest, fisherman, farmer, shepherd & soldier. The background is the Firth of Forth, Inchcolm and, in the distance, the Pentland Hills to the south west of Edinburgh. It is the work of an unknown London artist. The inscription says, To the Glory of God and in loving memory of the Rev. John & Robert Liston ministers of this parish from 1723 to 1796 and their descendants the Rev. William Liston, minister of Cardonald Parish and Thomas Liston, merchant, London. Rev Robert Liston was the Moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1789, his grandson Sir Robert Liston was a Surgeon noted for his speed and skill.”
There are several beautiful stained glass windows in St Fillan’s Church, Aberdour, but I particularly like one that shows fishing boats in the Firth of Forth, with Inchcolm & the Pentlands (if I were to guess… West Kip, East Kip & Scald Law?? maybe?) in the background.
A church seen from above with a city skyline in the background. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Thursday 16 April 2026: Dean Bridge church for sale, job fears at Standard Life's £2bn Aegon takeover, Dumbiekyes row over Pleasance venue noise + new padel centre plan for Fort Kinnaird
🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: Dean Bridge church for sale, job fears at Standard Life's £2bn Aegon takeover, Dumbiekyes row over Pleasance venue noise + new padel centre plan for Fort Kinnaird
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
White sand with grey rocks and blue sky
Green and turquoise sea and white sand
Sand dunes and the curve of a bay with dark turquoise sea
Columbas church with rocky hill behind
Visited Iona for the first time today. Such a gorgeous, peaceful place and it felt a long way from the violence and irrationality happening in the world.
Skylarks singing over the machair, oystercatchers calling over the sea.
#Iona #Scotland
Viking hogback gravestones. The image shows part of the interior of a church. Five stone hogback gravestones are positioned on plinths on the floor. The two nearest are seen almost side-on while the further three are almost end-on. There’s a decorated screen in the background.
Viking hogback gravestones, part of the amazing collection of carved early medieval stones, known as the Govan Stones, on display in Govan Old Church in the heart of the town. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
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#Scotland #Govan #GovanStones #GovanOldChurch #CarvedStones
Atmospheric black and white photo, depicting gravestones in the foreground and the misty outline of a church with a bell tower behind.
Glasserton Church in the mist.
#blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #Galloway #SouthernScotland
3/3 Almost forgot! Here's the whole thing. 'Of such is the Kingdom' by Henry Holiday, 1909 in Dunfermline Abbey.
#StainedGlassSunday
#EasterDay #StainedGlassSunday By Stephen Adam and Son, in Killin Church, Stirlingshire.
Aikey Brae Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire. Located on Parkhouse Hill near Old Deer, the recumbent stone circle was constructed in the early Bronze Age. 📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday #Prehistory #Archaeology #Aberdeenshire
'And it came to pass, that,
While they communed together and reasoned,
Jesus himself drew near
And went with them.
But their eyes were holden
That they should not know him'
Christ and two disciples on the road to Emmaus, by Douglas Strachan, 1938, in Kings College Chapel, Aberdeen.
You can read more about the church on our website here 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-ma... (3/3)
It houses a fine pipe organ, some wonderful stained glass and some exquisite woodwork, including a very unusual depiction of a beardless Christ on the Rood Screen carved by the sculptor William Lamb. (2/3)
Let's return once again to St Mary's Episcopal Church in Newport-on-Tay, our #scottishchurchoftheweek
This beautiful little church was designed by architect Thomas Martin Cappon and built 1886-87. (1/3)
Old St Michael, Dumfries last week in the rain. A 1740s rebuilding in a more appropriately protestant style of the historic medieval parish church.
The kirkyard is one of the most memorable in Scotland, a crowding of C18 and early C19 memorials that reflect the booming prosperity of the town. 1/3
Lismore Parish Church, also known as the Cathedral Church of St Moluag.
Apr 17: Feast of Eochaid (†635) of Lios Mór (Lismore), island church near Oban founded by Mo-Luóc in the 6thC. 📸Otter
In 1904, the organ by John Robertson Miller of Dundee was installed. Originally powered by water, it was converted to electricity in 1949.
Read more 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-ma...
+ here (also re the site as a bowling green!)
www.newportontayhistory.org.uk/people/st-ma...
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From simple beginnings, the interior of our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, St Mary's Episcopal, Newport on Tay, has been enhanced greatly, often assisted by donations of funds or furnishings.
The are numerous examples for #WoodensDay such as the magnificent rood screen and pulpit.
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The ReACH team is growing!
We’re looking for a Research Officer to join our team - helping to document and support Scotland’s churches at risk of closure & develop a national heritage resource.
📍Edinburgh (hybrid)
🗓️ Full time, fixed term
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The congregation previously used the local Blyth Hall for services after the charge was set up in 1883.
As the congregation grew, so too did the donated furniture and furnishings.
Have a look at the SCT website profile for more 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-ma...
A simple yet picturesque church on a rise overlooking the Tay, by architect Thomas Martin Cappon, is our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek.
Built in 1887 for £1000, the limited budget meant the original interior was somewhat austere.
Nice to be able to be part of a rare counter example to Betteridge’s Law of Headlines!
Our upcoming exhibition celebrating 50 years of @archhfund.org.uk is opening for its Scottish focused leg in Glasgow at the Briggait soon!
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2599811...
When you visit Dunblane Cathedral scan QR codes around the church to enjoy short videos or audio recordings created by Historic Environment Scotland about different aspects of Dunblane Cathedral
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Sweetheart Abbey. The image shows the red stone abbey church at Sweetheart Abbey seen from a corner angle with the photographer quite close to the building. The roofless tower is in the centre of the frame, with the choir to the right and a transept to the left. There are red stone gravestones in the foreground. The scene is in sunlight.
753 years ago today. Lady Devorgilla of Galloway founded Sweetheart Abbey south of Dumfries on 10 April 1273, as a symbol of her love for her husband John Balliol, who had died in 1268. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Sweetheart Abbey #DumfriesAndGalloway #OnThisDay
Lectern of Holyrood Abbey, carried off by an English soldier in the mid 1500s and given to his local church in St Albans. Now on loan to the National Museum of Scotland.
#photography #Scotland