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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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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 10d
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-...
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
Having been refused permission in Feb 2025 to demolish the former Greenock Methodist Church, the owners of the historic church have, one year on, submitted a renewed bid to demolish it, this time with plans to create a "community garden".

Story here 👇
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2583476...
Plans to knock down 145-year-old church and build community garden lodged by hospice
Plans to knock down a 145-year-old former church and create a community garden next to Ardgowan Hospice's Access building have been lodged with…
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
Plans have been submitted to convert the former United Reformed Church in Hamilton into residential flats.

The congregation had historic links to David Livingston, and the building housed a collection items relating to the Scottish explorer.

Read more here 👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584032...
Plan to turn Hamilton church linked to David Livingstone into flats
A former church in Hamilton with links to a famous Scottish explorer could be transformed into flats.
www.heraldscotland.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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simoninsuffolk.bsky.social
The Govan Sarcophagus, c850, recovered from the kirkyard and now in display inside Govan Old Church, Glasgow. The relief depicts a king on horseback hunting deer. It's claimed by some as the coffin of St Constantine, but the date makes this unlikely.
#MemorialsMonday
February 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
The former Broomhill Congregational Church on Victoria Park Gardens South in the west of Glasgow. Designed by J.J. Burnet in the gothic style, this church and its associated buildings were constructed between 1903 and 1907.

#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #church #broomhill
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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bobmarshall.co.uk
Won't be long now until Whitekirk looks at its best with the trees showering visitors with a cherry blossom confetti! ❤️

Roll on Spring!
A photograph of Whitekirk St Mary's Church in East Lothian, Scotland. A road winds around the church to the right. There are blue skies and trees in full blossom in front of the church. (Photo by Bob Marshall, April 2024).
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
Lossiemouth St Gerardine's has been on the market since May 2025 but there are artefacts inside such as the Kinnedar Pillar, Drainie Memorial and Stotfield Disaster Memorial Plaque that are delaying the completion of the sale.

Read more 👇
www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/sale-of...

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Sale of Moray church delayed by historic artefacts
The church has been under offer for several months.
www.northern-scot.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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bobmarshall.co.uk
Whitekirk St Mary's #EastLothian drawing (after Lorimer) finished. With and without its lime-render. Pre-1914 windows, but probably not original.

#Procreate
An architectural drawing of the south elevation of Whitekirk St Mary's Church in East Lothian, Scotland. The drawing shows the church with a tower, pyramidal roof and a short transept in the centre. On the left side of the image is the nave with a decorated entrance porch and corner buttresses. The east limb of the church, or the cancel, on the right-hand side of the image, has two pilaster buttresses. The windows are of Y-tracery and intersecting Y-tracery form, and are probably not original. The church roof is shown with grey slate tiles. This drawing is based on Robert Lorimer's 1914 drawings, which depict the church before its destructive fire. The cause of the 1914 fire was blamed on the actions of Suffragettes. It is not known when the church lost its lime-rendered exterior finish, but this image attempts to visualise what it might have looked like. The three-light mullioned tracery window in the south transept gable wall was destroyed in the 1914 fire. A smaller trefoil roundel window replaced it. Drawing by Bob Marshall, 2026. © CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 An architectural drawing of the south elevation of Whitekirk St Mary's Church in East Lothian, Scotland. The drawing shows the church with a tower, pyramidal roof and a short transept in the centre. On the left side of the image is the nave with a decorated entrance porch and corner buttresses. The east limb of the church, or the cancel, on the right-hand side of the image, has two pilaster buttresses. The windows are of Y-tracery and intersecting Y-tracery form, and are probably not original. The masonry walls are made of locally quarried red sandstone. The church roof is shown with grey slate tiles. This drawing is based on Robert Lorimer's 1914 drawings, which depict the church before its destructive fire. The cause of the 1914 fire was blamed on the actions of Suffragettes. The three-light mullioned tracery window in the south transept gable wall was destroyed in the 1914 fire. A smaller trefoil roundel window replaced it. Drawing by Bob Marshall, 2026. © CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
Our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, Avendale Old Parish Church, was built in 1772 by John Park. It is an attractive classic symmetrical T-plan church with a five stage clock tower.

The exterior and interior were renovated in 1879 by Robert Alexander Bryden.

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📷 Church's own
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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The bells of @stmaryscathedin.bsky.social have added their delightful music to the urban soundscape of Edinburgh for almost 150 years. Now they need a once in generation repair to keep them ringing for years to come. 🔔

Can you help with the costs 👇
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_mar...
February 9, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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simoninsuffolk.bsky.social
Mary became Queen of Scotland in 1542, at the age of six days. The Chapel Royal in Stirling Castle stands on the site of an earlier Catholic chapel where in 1566 her son James was baptised. As King of Scotland he would oversee its replacement by the current chapel fitted for Protestant worship. 1/3
February 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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colognuh.bsky.social
St Mary's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in Edinburgh, Scotland.
February 9, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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lizzieswarbrick.bsky.social
P.S. @limefinishes.bsky.social - @bobmarshall.co.uk and I found races of historic finishes in the corner of the porch but the rest had been well scrubbed.
A photo of the angle of the porch. A wee chunk of the historic finish can be seen. Part of the covering which originally gave this church its ‘White-Kirk’ name?
February 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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lizzieswarbrick.bsky.social
Bloody love this photo of me in action this weekend giving tours at Whitekirk as part of the open day organised by @churchheritage.bsky.social. Thanks @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social for taking and posting it!
Me in a bright purple dress standing in the porch of Whitekirk surrounded by people listening to my tour. The picture is taken through the doors of the church and you can see the lovely red sandstone of the porch.
February 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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jim-the-siiker.bsky.social
Glasgow University Chapel. Designed by Douglas Strachan, considered the finest Scottish stained-glass artist of the 20th century. His work is famous for its "jewel-like" quality. The colors are fabulous.

Have a nice Sunday.

#stainedglasssunday #scotland
February 8, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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ianebbage.bsky.social
Dirleton Church in East Lothian was built in 1612 to replace the church in Gullane which was thought to be too exposed to sand blowing up from the beach. The pinnacles were added to the tower in 1836. #steeplesaturday
February 7, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
Well, that's a wrap on an absolutely fabulous open day at Whitekirk St Mary's Church, in East Lothian.

This was the second day of heritage activities we organised with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social, as part of our collaborative @churchheritage.bsky.social (ReACH) project.

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February 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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bobmarshall.co.uk
It was wonderful to attend this brilliant open day, learn about the ReACH project, and so good to know that Whitekirk St Mary’s has a promising future in community hands.
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 2d
Well, that's a wrap on an absolutely fabulous open day at Whitekirk St Mary's Church, in East Lothian.

This was the second day of heritage activities we organised with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social, as part of our collaborative @churchheritage.bsky.social (ReACH) project.

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February 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
Well, that's a wrap on an absolutely fabulous open day at Whitekirk St Mary's Church, in East Lothian.

This was the second day of heritage activities we organised with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social, as part of our collaborative @churchheritage.bsky.social (ReACH) project.

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February 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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undisscot.bsky.social
The old church housing the Clan Gunn Heritage Centre & Museum at Latheron in Caithness. Clan Gunn is descended from Gunni, grandson of Sweyn Asleifsson, a hero of the Orkneyinga Saga who is often referred to as "the ultimate Viking". More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Latheron
The old church housing the Clan Gunn Heritage Centre & Museum. The church is T-shaped and painted white. There's a belcote at its right-hand end, and there are bushes and large gravestones and memorials in the foreground. The slate roof is stained yellow by lichen and the scene is in sunlight.
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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lizzieswarbrick.bsky.social
I spent two delightful days filming a part of this with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social around Rosslyn and Temple. Excited to see that it will be out soon!
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
It's a @churchheritage.bsky.social open day at Whitekirk Church in East Lothian today.

Come along and find out more about the remarkable history of this amazing building and its connections to a medieval pope, Oliver Cromwell and the Suffragettes.
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February 7, 2026 at 8:58 AM
scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
That's amazing Bob, we didn't expect to time travel this morning as we prepared for day 2 of our heritage open days at Whitekirk!

What a sight that would have been, shimmering white in the landscape, guiding pilgrims on their way to bathe in the adjacent holy well...
bobmarshall.co.uk Bob Marshall @bobmarshall.co.uk · 3d
Having fun this evening on the tablet visualising St Mary’s Church, Whitekirk with a lime render.

#Procreate #iPad
#EastLothian
An elevation drawing of the south side of St Mary’s Church, Whitekirk, in East Lothian, Scotland, showing red sandstone walls, and a white lime washed tower and south transept gable. Drawing by Bob Marshall 2026. Created using the Procreate app for iPad.
February 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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darkgalloway.bsky.social
Whithorn Priory and Parish Church, from across misty fields. Said to be where St Ninian founded the first Christian church in Scotland.
#blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #Galloway #SouthernScotland
Image description Atmospheric black and white photo of a church tower and roof, and surrounding trees rising out of low lying mist.
February 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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bobmarshall.co.uk
Having fun this evening on the tablet visualising St Mary’s Church, Whitekirk with a lime render.

#Procreate #iPad
#EastLothian
An elevation drawing of the south side of St Mary’s Church, Whitekirk, in East Lothian, Scotland, showing red sandstone walls, and a white lime washed tower and south transept gable. Drawing by Bob Marshall 2026. Created using the Procreate app for iPad.
February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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wilsonmcleod.bsky.social
Aig taobh na cloiche seo
tha bean mo ghràidh agus mo mheas
agus mo sheachdnar chloinne ’nan luidhe
agus sianar an claogh nan sagart glas.
Callum MacGhrigair

(Transcription and images by Dr Michel Byrne)
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM