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Chapel shortlisted for two Scottish Thistle Awards
Rosslyn Chapel has been shortlisted for two categories in the Regional Final of the prestigious Scottish Thistle Awards. The Chapel is one of the finalists in the ‘Best Heritage Tourism Experience’ category, sponsored by Historic Environment Scotland, and themed to coincide with the ‘Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017’. The two other finalists are…
A royal reminiscence at Rosslyn
An historic royal visit to Rosslyn Chapel has been recreatedĀ onĀ 14 September 2017, exactly 175 years after it took place. Actors Hana MacKenzie of Edinburgh and Michael Dallas of Glasgow, both part of the Scottish Youth Theatre National Ensemble, were joined by Carol Hardacre, a visitor from Gloucester, to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria. Queen…
New gin partnership celebrates Rosslyn Chapelās Orkney connections
Rosslyn Chapel has developed a new partnership with Orkney Distilling to produce a gin to celebrate the Midlothian Chapelās Orkney links. Rosslyn Chapelās connection with Orkney goes back to its very origins, when Sir William St Clair, 3rd Prince of Orkney, founded the Chapel in 1446. Sir Williamās grandfather, Sir Henry St Clair, became 42nd…
First phase of conservation repairs completed at Collegehill House
The first phase of a conservation repair programme has been completed at Collegehill House, adjacent to Rosslyn Chapel. Dating from 1660, Collegehill House is a Category B-listed building, which served as an inn until 1866. The work, undertaken by Rosslyn Chapel Trust and overseen by Page\Park Architects, was carried out with the aim of making…
Chapel welcomes Clan Sinclair
Over 100 members of Clan Sinclair, including members from all over the world, attended a special service and reception at Rosslyn Chapel to close theirĀ week of visits and events in Edinburgh organised by Clan Chief, The Earl of Caithness. Clan members took part in an evening service, then enjoyed visiting the Chapel before food and…
Chapel visit for Canadian Prime Minister
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, paid a visit to Rosslyn Chapel on 5 July, whilst spending a day undertaking official and unofficial engagements in Edinburgh. The Prime Minister and his wife Sophie visited Rosslyn Chapel, where they stayed for around 40 minutes, touring the outside and inside of the Chapel accompanied by Ian Gardner, Director…
Junior Guides reach national awards final
The children of Primary 7 at Roslin Primary School, the Chapel’s very own Junior Tour Guides, have reached the final stage of the Scottish Education Awards 2017. The class were selected as finalists Ā from nominations all over Scotland and, on the day, they Ā came second equal in the category āTransforming Lives through Partnershipsā, for our…
Cutting-edge technology takes medieval Rosslyn Chapel around the world
Rosslyn Chapelās renowned stonework can now be appreciated more easily all over the world thanks to a new app launched at the Chapel. The app has been developed for Rosslyn Chapel Trust by The Centre for Digital Documentation and Visualisation (CDDV), a partnership between specialists at Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and experts in 3D visualisation…
Chapel in new video for Midlothian
Rosslyn Chapel features in a new online film, aimed at promoting Midlothian to visitors across the globe, which has been launched by VisitScotlandĀ in partnership with Midlothian Council and Midlothian Tourism Forum. The film showcases a wide range of things to see and do across the region. Using the tagline āsomethingā¦ different, mysterious, awesome,ā¦ā ā the…
Chapel Panel recreated for Great Tapestry
TheĀ Great Tapestry of Scotland is one of the UKās largest ever community artsĀ projects.Ā From the islands to the lowlands of Scotland over 1,000 stitchers worked for more than a year to complete an embroidered tapestry measuring over 140 metres that tells the stories that together make up Scotlandās history. In SeptemberĀ 2015 the panel depicting the Apprentice…