Scotland's Churches Trust
@scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
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/
https://www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/
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The UK Govt's are ending the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, that covered the whole UK, replacing it with a scheme for England alone.
We've had a look at some of the data they used to justify change and blogged on what it means for Scotland 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/blog/listed-...
We've had a look at some of the data they used to justify change and blogged on what it means for Scotland 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/blog/listed-...
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Name that church 👀
We’re starting a new monthly series sharing close-up details from churches across Scotland. Any guesses where this one is?
We’re starting a new monthly series sharing close-up details from churches across Scotland. Any guesses where this one is?
February 4, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Name that church 👀
We’re starting a new monthly series sharing close-up details from churches across Scotland. Any guesses where this one is?
We’re starting a new monthly series sharing close-up details from churches across Scotland. Any guesses where this one is?
Some beautiful new photographs of the world famous Rosslyn Chapel were published recently.
Take a look at them here 👇
nypost.com/2026/01/29/l...
and see the church profile on our site 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/rossl...
Take a look at them here 👇
nypost.com/2026/01/29/l...
and see the church profile on our site 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/rossl...
Rosslyn Chapel - Scotlands Churches Trust
Built in 1450 as the church of a college established by William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, there is nothing in Scotland to match this building.
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk
February 4, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Some beautiful new photographs of the world famous Rosslyn Chapel were published recently.
Take a look at them here 👇
nypost.com/2026/01/29/l...
and see the church profile on our site 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/rossl...
Take a look at them here 👇
nypost.com/2026/01/29/l...
and see the church profile on our site 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/rossl...
There are eleven beautiful stained glass windows in #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, The Parish Church of Kilwinning, by a number of well-known artists and studios including Stephen Adam, Douglas Hamilton, Gordon Webster, W & JJ Kier, William Meikle & Sons among others.
Worthy of #WindowsOnWednesday
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Worthy of #WindowsOnWednesday
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February 4, 2026 at 10:52 AM
There are eleven beautiful stained glass windows in #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, The Parish Church of Kilwinning, by a number of well-known artists and studios including Stephen Adam, Douglas Hamilton, Gordon Webster, W & JJ Kier, William Meikle & Sons among others.
Worthy of #WindowsOnWednesday
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Worthy of #WindowsOnWednesday
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"Highland community working against the clock to save historic church"
The Press & Journal reports on a local community's efforts to save Loch Insh Old Kirk as the Church of Scotland looks likely to close the historic Kirk by the end of 2026. 👇
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6946...
The Press & Journal reports on a local community's efforts to save Loch Insh Old Kirk as the Church of Scotland looks likely to close the historic Kirk by the end of 2026. 👇
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6946...
Highland community working against the clock to save historic church
The group needs to raise £10,000 as soon as possible to secure the building's future.
www.pressandjournal.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 10:44 AM
"Highland community working against the clock to save historic church"
The Press & Journal reports on a local community's efforts to save Loch Insh Old Kirk as the Church of Scotland looks likely to close the historic Kirk by the end of 2026. 👇
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6946...
The Press & Journal reports on a local community's efforts to save Loch Insh Old Kirk as the Church of Scotland looks likely to close the historic Kirk by the end of 2026. 👇
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6946...
The Daily Record reporting this week that if the asking prices were achieved for the 160 properties put on sale last year by the Church of Scotland it would bring in £30.6m to the denomination.
Full story here 👇
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/cash-st...
Full story here 👇
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/cash-st...
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The Daily Record reporting this week that if the asking prices were achieved for the 160 properties put on sale last year by the Church of Scotland it would bring in £30.6m to the denomination.
Full story here 👇
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/cash-st...
Full story here 👇
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/cash-st...
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St Enoch's Parish Church once stood slap bang in the middle of St Enoch Square. The first church, designed by James Jaffray, was erected in 1780 but was rebuilt to a David Hamilton design in 1827, with Hamilton incorporating the original spire.
📷 Newsquest
#Glasgow
📷 Newsquest
#Glasgow
February 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
St Enoch's Parish Church once stood slap bang in the middle of St Enoch Square. The first church, designed by James Jaffray, was erected in 1780 but was rebuilt to a David Hamilton design in 1827, with Hamilton incorporating the original spire.
📷 Newsquest
#Glasgow
📷 Newsquest
#Glasgow
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Looking up at the gloriously colourful interior of the central dome of Saint Aloysius Church on Rose Street in Glasgow. The church was built in 1910, while the interior was not completed until 1927. It was restored in 2004.
#glasgow #architecture #church #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #church #architecturephotography
February 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Looking up at the gloriously colourful interior of the central dome of Saint Aloysius Church on Rose Street in Glasgow. The church was built in 1910, while the interior was not completed until 1927. It was restored in 2004.
#glasgow #architecture #church #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #church #architecturephotography
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We’re looking forward to spending time at St Mary’s Whitekirk this week, recording the church heritage and hearing local stories
We've got two fabulous and FREE heritage days coming up this week.
Both are kindly hosted by the new owners of the historic St Mary's Church in Whitekirk in East Lothian, as part of our @churchheritage.bsky.social collaborative project with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social.
(Read on 🧵1/4)
Both are kindly hosted by the new owners of the historic St Mary's Church in Whitekirk in East Lothian, as part of our @churchheritage.bsky.social collaborative project with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
We’re looking forward to spending time at St Mary’s Whitekirk this week, recording the church heritage and hearing local stories
A huge thank you to Peter and Lynnette, from the Inverclyde Church Recorders, who took a trip 'Doon the Watter' at the weekend to document some of the items in Trinity Parish Church in Rothesay.
The church closed last year and is in the process of being converted to an "adventure and social centre"
The church closed last year and is in the process of being converted to an "adventure and social centre"
February 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
A huge thank you to Peter and Lynnette, from the Inverclyde Church Recorders, who took a trip 'Doon the Watter' at the weekend to document some of the items in Trinity Parish Church in Rothesay.
The church closed last year and is in the process of being converted to an "adventure and social centre"
The church closed last year and is in the process of being converted to an "adventure and social centre"
We've got two fabulous and FREE heritage days coming up this week.
Both are kindly hosted by the new owners of the historic St Mary's Church in Whitekirk in East Lothian, as part of our @churchheritage.bsky.social collaborative project with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social.
(Read on 🧵1/4)
Both are kindly hosted by the new owners of the historic St Mary's Church in Whitekirk in East Lothian, as part of our @churchheritage.bsky.social collaborative project with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social.
(Read on 🧵1/4)
February 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
We've got two fabulous and FREE heritage days coming up this week.
Both are kindly hosted by the new owners of the historic St Mary's Church in Whitekirk in East Lothian, as part of our @churchheritage.bsky.social collaborative project with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social.
(Read on 🧵1/4)
Both are kindly hosted by the new owners of the historic St Mary's Church in Whitekirk in East Lothian, as part of our @churchheritage.bsky.social collaborative project with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social.
(Read on 🧵1/4)
The Parish Church of Kilwinning was built in 1773-75, by stonemasons John Garland and John Swan, on the site of Kilwinning Abbey which was founded in 1188. Our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek celebrated its 250th anniversary at the end of 2024.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The Parish Church of Kilwinning was built in 1773-75, by stonemasons John Garland and John Swan, on the site of Kilwinning Abbey which was founded in 1188. Our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek celebrated its 250th anniversary at the end of 2024.
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Thanks to everyone who joined last week’s Heritage Action group discussion. We had thoughtful conversations around data, sharing datasets and recording church heritage and social value - and we really value the input shared.
Want to be involved? email [email protected] 👈
Want to be involved? email [email protected] 👈
January 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Thanks to everyone who joined last week’s Heritage Action group discussion. We had thoughtful conversations around data, sharing datasets and recording church heritage and social value - and we really value the input shared.
Want to be involved? email [email protected] 👈
Want to be involved? email [email protected] 👈
Today is #Candlemas, the traditional Christian feast day celebrating the Presentation of Christ, forty days after his birth, in the Temple at Jerusalem.
Here is that scene depicted in @govanstones.bsky.social sky.social in one of its Baptistry #StainedGlass windows designed by Shrigley & Hunt.
Here is that scene depicted in @govanstones.bsky.social sky.social in one of its Baptistry #StainedGlass windows designed by Shrigley & Hunt.
February 2, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Today is #Candlemas, the traditional Christian feast day celebrating the Presentation of Christ, forty days after his birth, in the Temple at Jerusalem.
Here is that scene depicted in @govanstones.bsky.social sky.social in one of its Baptistry #StainedGlass windows designed by Shrigley & Hunt.
Here is that scene depicted in @govanstones.bsky.social sky.social in one of its Baptistry #StainedGlass windows designed by Shrigley & Hunt.
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#Candlemas - Presentation in the Temple - #StainedGlass by #DouglasStrachan in King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen and Dunblane Cathedral, by Adam & Small in (the now closed) Crieff St Michael’s and by John Duncan in Paisley Abbey.
February 2, 2026 at 9:13 AM
#Candlemas - Presentation in the Temple - #StainedGlass by #DouglasStrachan in King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen and Dunblane Cathedral, by Adam & Small in (the now closed) Crieff St Michael’s and by John Duncan in Paisley Abbey.
"A room with a pew: 18th Century church to become three-bedroom home"
Planning permissionsought by new owners of Kirkpatrick Juxta Parish Church, in Dumfries and Galloway, to convert the historic kirk in the middle of a graveyard into a residential home.
Story here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Planning permissionsought by new owners of Kirkpatrick Juxta Parish Church, in Dumfries and Galloway, to convert the historic kirk in the middle of a graveyard into a residential home.
Story here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
18th Century church near Beattock could become three-bedroom home
The church near Beattock in southern Scotland is next to a graveyard and dates back to the late 1790s.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 AM
"A room with a pew: 18th Century church to become three-bedroom home"
Planning permissionsought by new owners of Kirkpatrick Juxta Parish Church, in Dumfries and Galloway, to convert the historic kirk in the middle of a graveyard into a residential home.
Story here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Planning permissionsought by new owners of Kirkpatrick Juxta Parish Church, in Dumfries and Galloway, to convert the historic kirk in the middle of a graveyard into a residential home.
Story here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A Gordon Webster(1908-1987) stained glass window. To be removed from a lightbox and repaired. Unfortunately the saddle bars had failed and the bottom panel has buckled.
#stainedglass #glasgow #scotland
#stainedglass #glasgow #scotland
January 31, 2026 at 12:03 PM
A Gordon Webster(1908-1987) stained glass window. To be removed from a lightbox and repaired. Unfortunately the saddle bars had failed and the bottom panel has buckled.
#stainedglass #glasgow #scotland
#stainedglass #glasgow #scotland
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Looking up at the steeple of the Blessed John Duns Scotus Church on Ballater Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow is reminiscent of looking up at the prow of a great ship.
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#glasgow #gorbals #architecture #architecturephotography #church
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#glasgow #gorbals #architecture #architecturephotography #church
February 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Looking up at the steeple of the Blessed John Duns Scotus Church on Ballater Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow is reminiscent of looking up at the prow of a great ship.
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#glasgow #gorbals #architecture #architecturephotography #church
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#glasgow #gorbals #architecture #architecturephotography #church
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February 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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North Parish Church, Dunfermline, Scotland.
February 1, 2026 at 9:21 PM
North Parish Church, Dunfermline, Scotland.
The Friends of Wamphray Church, in Dumfries & Galloway, are trying to save their 192 year old building, whose architect William McGowan, incorporated an incredible early medieval carved stone dragon into its door lintel.
Read more about this remarkable church here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read more about this remarkable church here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fight to save Wamphray church linked to St Cuthbert and Russian royalty
Residents of Wamphray in southern Scotland need to raise at least £35,000 to buy their local church.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The Friends of Wamphray Church, in Dumfries & Galloway, are trying to save their 192 year old building, whose architect William McGowan, incorporated an incredible early medieval carved stone dragon into its door lintel.
Read more about this remarkable church here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read more about this remarkable church here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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St Leonards Church, Dunfermline, Scotland where I got married over 35 years ago.
February 1, 2026 at 1:13 PM
St Leonards Church, Dunfermline, Scotland where I got married over 35 years ago.
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#StainedGlassSunday The Presentation in the Temple. By Mary Isobel Wood in Fowlis Wester Kirk, near Crieff, Perthshire.
February 1, 2026 at 1:45 PM
#StainedGlassSunday The Presentation in the Temple. By Mary Isobel Wood in Fowlis Wester Kirk, near Crieff, Perthshire.
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Love this ornate flèche, or spirelet, on the former Barony Church on Castle Street in central Glasgow. Designed by John James Burnet and John Archibald Campbell, this church was built in the late 1880s.
#glasgow #spirelet #architecture #architecturephotography
#glasgow #spirelet #architecture #architecturephotography
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Love this ornate flèche, or spirelet, on the former Barony Church on Castle Street in central Glasgow. Designed by John James Burnet and John Archibald Campbell, this church was built in the late 1880s.
#glasgow #spirelet #architecture #architecturephotography
#glasgow #spirelet #architecture #architecturephotography
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Medieval grave-slabs now in Kilmartin churchyard in Argyll #stoneworksunday
February 1, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Medieval grave-slabs now in Kilmartin churchyard in Argyll #stoneworksunday
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None of the Fultons' sites has left any trace today.
It's possible that one of the last physical relics of this ambitious engineering dynasty, which rose for fifty years with the rising Clyde, is a few words on a cage they built to guard someone else's bones.
It's possible that one of the last physical relics of this ambitious engineering dynasty, which rose for fifty years with the rising Clyde, is a few words on a cage they built to guard someone else's bones.
January 31, 2026 at 5:53 PM
None of the Fultons' sites has left any trace today.
It's possible that one of the last physical relics of this ambitious engineering dynasty, which rose for fifty years with the rising Clyde, is a few words on a cage they built to guard someone else's bones.
It's possible that one of the last physical relics of this ambitious engineering dynasty, which rose for fifty years with the rising Clyde, is a few words on a cage they built to guard someone else's bones.