Conservation
Human remains reinterred in Rosslyn Chapel grounds
Human remains, which were uncovered inside Rosslyn Chapel, during recent conservation work, have been reinterred in the Chapel grounds. Articulated skeletal remains were uncovered when work was undertaken to renew the heating system, requiring the removal of floor slabs and a small amount of excavation. Remains of three skeletons were exposed inside the Chapel. A number…
Chapel named ‘best attraction’ in Regional Thistle Awards
Rosslyn Chapel has been named ‘best visitor attraction’ in the regional final of the Scottish Thistle Awards. The winners of the Central South East Regional Finals were announced on Wednesday, 11 November, at a dinner at Prestonfield House Hotel, in Edinburgh. The finalists for the best visitor attraction category also included The Wallace Monument and Born…
New lighting shows up details in the Lady Chapel
New lighting has been installed in the Lady Chapel, the most ornately carved part of Rosslyn Chapel, to help visitors gain a better appreciation of the intricate stonework. Three lights have been designed specifically for Rosslyn Chapel by Gavin Fraser, of Foto-Ma Lighting Architects and Designers, and manufactured by Loanhead company Mike Stoane Lighting. The…
Junior Tour Guides’ programme underway for 2015
Rosslyn Chapel’s Junior Tour Guides’ programme has been launched for 2015. Over the coming months, local schools will be invited to visit the Chapel and hear about some of its history and legends from the Chapel’s own Junior Guides. Set up in 2010, the programme is interactive guiding by children, for children. The Learning team at Rosslyn Chapel Trust work…
Chapel panel stolen from Great Tapestry
Fife Cultural Trust (FCT) has called for the public to help track down one of the panels from the Great Tapestry of Scotland that was stolen from Kirkcaldy Galleries on the morning of Thursday September 10th. The panel illustrating the story of Rosslyn Chapel was removed from display at around 10am. The Great Tapestry is…
Book challenge creates chain reaction!
Young reading fans from Roslin visited the Chapel last week to receive their prizes for completing Roslin Library’s summer reading challenge. To take part in the challenge, participants had to read six books from the library during the summer holidays. For each book, a link was created in a huge paper chain, which stretched out…
Countess of Rosslyn to be speaker at literary festival
The Countess of Rosslyn will be one of the speakers at the inaugural literary festival being held at Chatsworth, Derbyshire: The Chatsworth Festival – Art Out Loud. The Festival features 20 talks by those who create, collect or write about art, including Grayson Perry and Jonathan Yeo, The Duke of Devonshire and Simon Jenkins and writers…
Work gets underway on Chapel’s historic stained glass windows
The final part of Rosslyn Chapel’s long-term conservation programme has now started with work underway to install environmental protective glazing on the external face of the sixteen ground floor stained glass windows. Mark Bambrough, a Partner with Scottish Glass Studios, said: ‘This conservation approach was required due to excessive paint loss found within the ground floor…
Double award success for Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel has received accolades from VisitScotland and TripAdvisor. The Chapel has retained its status as a ‘5-star historic attraction’ following a mystery visit, carried out by VisitScotland staff, to measure the total visitor experience. The Chapel’s overall score in the assessment rose to 90% and the report particularly highlighted the experience of visiting the…
Bees cause a buzz at Chapel
A huge swarm of bees caused a buzz at Rosslyn Chapel this morning as they descended on one of the Chapel’s pinnacles. During the recent conservation work, stone conservators discovered that the pinnacle contained a fossilised honeycomb and that the Medieval carved flower had served as an access point for bees to shelter in the…