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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 4h

You can read the full letter from Archbishop Nolan and find out which parishes are affected in the latest edition of the Archdiocese Journal "Flourish" here: www.flourishnewspaper.co.uk

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 4h

"Glasgow archdiocese to close 24 churches in restructure" In a letter to local Roman Catholic congregations, Archbishop William Nolan has confirmed that plans are now in place to reduce the number of parishes in the Glasgow Archdiocese by half and close 24 of its churches. (Images: Flourish)

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Priscilla Scott @brudhearg.bsky.social · 5h

#31DaysOfGraves Latha 6: Beathach /Animal. An cù dìleas, 'Greyfriars Bobby'. Cladh Eaglais nam Manach Liath ann an Dùn Èideann. Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh. #Gàidhlig

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 6h

Day 8 of #31DaysOfGraves - Animal This is the lion at the foot a medieval knight's effigy located inside the early 19thC Ceres Church, Fife. The recumbent figure is in superb condition, having been discovered buried nearby. It offers a wonderful insight into the lost medieval church on this site.

A carved stone lion looks outwards towards the camera. Two carved armoured feet are using it as a footrest.

This image shows the rear side of the carved stone lion, its head and shoulders covered in a luxurious mane.

An image of the entire recumbent medieval knight, wearing armour and holding his hands clasped in prayer, both feet resting on the lion.

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Angus Sawyer @aardgoose.info · 7h

#31DaysOfGraves Day 8 - Animal: Ploughing with oxen. Liberton Kirk, Edinburgh collectionstrust.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Carved relief scene of ploughing with teams of oxen on side of table tomb.

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Alison Spring @acspring.bsky.social · 20h

#31DaysOfGraves #Animal In the Loch Lomond-side parish of Luss, the churchyard sports a hogback stone. It's thought this style of grave marker was intended to resemble a Viking-style longhouse. More info about it at tinyurl.com/4363j3rz

A long, low granite gravestone with a curved upper, carved to resemble roof tiles. It is set in a churchyard with other, moss-covered recumbent stones in the background.

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Ian Ebbage @ianebbage.bsky.social · 12h

Marked with a bust of his dog ("Rab and his friends"), the grave of the "Howgate Carrier", John Jackson, who died in 1831, and his wife Margaret Todd #31DaysofGraves Day 8 Animal in Penicuik Kirkyard

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Cat McLaughlin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @knittedpixel.bsky.social · 21h

A very personal one from me today for #31DaysOfGraves. I visited my great-great uncle Bernard’s, and his wife Julia’s grave in the Eastlands Cemetery, Galashiels, which is close to where they lived (their former home was only a couple of streets away). My dad has always spoken fondly of him. ❤️

Headstone with a large stone cross. Engraved on the centre of the cross is a monogram. The inscription on the grave reads: “In loving memory of Julia O’Hara, dearly beloved wife of Bernard McLaughlin, who died 16th January 1946, also Bernard McLaughlin who died 21st June 1977.”

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Alison Spring @acspring.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves #Home My father's parents moved the family to Skye in 1930 from the island of North Uist. They built a new house and it was the family home until the last occupant passed away. Trumpan Cemetery is their final resting place. It's a special place for me.

A pale brown gravestone set in a grassy cemetery has the inscription "In loving memory of our parents Donald MacLeod died 11.7.1940 aged 79 years and his wife Christina MacQuien died 5.7.1952 aged 81 years 2 Ardmore".

Under a blue sky of puffy white clouds sits the roofless ruin of a stone-built church with only one gable remaining, photographed side on. It is the backdrop of this picture of a graveyard with eight well-spaced headstones, some of them dotted with lichen and moss.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you live in or near Brechin, you can meet members of the ReACH team there this weekend as the Brechin Cathedral Trust kindly welcome us along to begin recording Brechin Cathedral on Friday and for an Heritage Open Day on Saturday. Find out more here 👇 churchheritage.scot/2026/08/31/e...

A poster giving details of a heritage open day at Brechin Cathedral on October 10th 2026 from 11am-3pm. Free entry to explore the interior of this historic building and learn more about its story and contents.

Exterior image of Brechin Cathedral from its surrounding graveyard, showing one side of the building along with his its medieval pencil shaped tower.

Interior image of Brechin Cathedral, showing the carved wooden pilpit in the foreground and arches behind that give way to stained glass windows beyond.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Our immense thanks to all of these incredible hard-working volunteers who gave up their day to assist with the recording work and to the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh for arranging access and welcoming us to their beautiful church building.

Some volunteers document some items on the wall of the church by taking pictures, describing and measuring each item

A volunteer adds information to her mobile phone about a stained glass window that she has just recorded

Volunteers work in different parts of the interior of the church to record various items

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This church recording was undertaken as part of the @churchheritage.bsky.social, a collaborative initiative to document the heritage and social value of ten exceptional Scottish churches, managed by ourselves and @socantscot.bsky.social, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Pilgrim Trust.

Some volunteers kneel in the centre of the image to document some wooden pews by taking pictures, describing and measuring each item

A volunteer takes a photograph of one of the Stations of the Cross.

A group of volunteers gather to hear an introduction to the building from one of the Research in Action on Church Heritage team.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We had a wonderful time yesterday working with some amazing volunteers who joined us from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, local universities and a local church, along with a few of our own fabulous veteran church recorders, as we began to document St Margaret's Chapel in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh.

A group of people stand smiling on a the steps of a church with a red door behind them

A picture of St Margaret's Chapel, part of the Gillis Centre in Edinburgh. It shows the church on a very sunny day (taken some weeks ago during the summer). A Gothic building, with four pinnacles and a small spire piercing the blue sky above.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Daliburgh Church in South Uist and Griminish Church in Benbecula are scheduled to be closed and marketed by the Church of Scotland. They are part of the Parish of Uist and Barra. See the Hebrides News article here 👇 www.hebrides-news.com/church-of-sc...

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‘Winds of change’ affect Church of Scotland in Uist and Barra

‘Winds of change’ as Church of Scotland in Uist and Barra set to close two churches and sell manses

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Day 7 of #31DaysOfGraves - Home Donald Whyte was keeper of Carraig Fhada Lighthouse on Islay. He and his son Daniel were lost tragically to the sea in 1916 after Daniel fell in while bringing him provisions and Donald attempted a rescue bid. Their grave site looks out to Donald's lighthouse home.

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thefamilyarchives.bsky.social @thefamilyarchives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#31daysofgraves - Day 7 - home. Dad and I visited Kincardine O'Neil, in Aboyn, Aberdeenshire Scotland. This was "home" for my 4x great-grandparents William Calder and Jane Forbes, whose sons emigrated to NZ. The kirkyard was full of Calder and Forbes headstones, so we knew we had the right place!

This photo captures a man and a woman standing close together and smiling in a grassy graveyard in front of the stone ruins of a church gable under an overcast, cloudy sky.
They are standing slightly to the left of the frame. The man is wearing a brown t-shirt, dark pants, a tweed cap, and sunglasses, while the woman wears a black long-sleeved shirt and dark pants. The ancient, weathered stone wall behind them features a prominent triangular gable with a large arched window opening and a smaller slit window to its right. Numerous gray stone tombstones of varying shapes and sizes are scattered across the uneven green grass in the foreground and to the right.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

By 1940, the building above street level had a seating capacity of almost 1200, a large schoolroom and 18 other meeting rooms. Striking tiling, stained glass and copper and brass fittings can be seen throughout the building. Read more here 👇 www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/centr... 🧵2/2

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, Central Church in Edinburgh, has a vast and impressive interior. The balcony level was partitioned in 1936 by the firm of Maclennan and Cunningham and the interior still possesses significant high-end early-20th century artistic details. #WindowsOnWednesday 🧵1/2

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Jan @janbarrrker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 6: Weather "THE SUNSHINE OF A HAPPY, HOME" ☀️ Stow, Scottish Borders

ERECTED BY WILLIAM RAMSAY, OF BOWLAND IN LOVING MEMORY OF

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THE WIFE OF HIS YOUTH AND THE SUNSHINE OF A HAPPY HOME WHO DIED 14 JULY 1893 IN HER 49TH YEAR

"NO NICHT THERE"

FREDERICK,

SECOND SON OF THE ABOVE

BORN 12 JANUARY 1870, DIED 9 JUNE 1907 INTERRED MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY TORONTO

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BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM RAMSAY

WHO DIED 27 MARCH 1909 IN HER 57th YEAR.

INTERRED AT CANNES FRANCE.

GEORGE ARTHUR, OF BOPITIYA CEYLON THIRD SON OF THE ABOVE

WHO DIED AT LONDON 20 JUNE 1911

HIS 39TH YEAR

WILLIAM BOSWELL, LIEUT COLONEL

NORTHERN RHODESIA VOLUNTEERS ELDEST SON OF ABOVE DIED AT COTGREEN MELROSE 16th SEPTEMBER 1915 AGED 47 YEARS, INTERRED AT CADDONFOOT

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

James Sellars' 1879 Greek Revival style former Kelvingrove Parish Church on Derby Street in the West End of Glasgow. Cont./ #glasgow #church #architecture #kelvingrove #architecturephotography

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Glasgow Times @glasgowtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The new centre will celebrate the pioneering work of Alf Webster, a talented artist who sadly died in the First World War.

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Scotland's first stained glass museum to open in landmark Glasgow church

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Glasgow West End Today @glasgowwestend.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Scotland’s first museum dedicated to the art and history of stained glass is to open within the former Lansdowne Church, celebrating the pioneering work of artist Alf Webster. #Kelvinbridge #Glasgow www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/news/scotlan...

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Scotland’s first stained glass museum to open in West End

Former Lansdowne Church made accessible for close-up window tours

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The ruins of Kelso Abbey, once the grandest of the great abbeys of the Scottish Borders. The repeated attentions of Henry VIII's army during the "rough wooing" of the 1540s ensured that little of this once magnificent building survives. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Kelso

The ruins of Kelso Abbey. The image shows a diagonal view of the grey stone ruin of part of the abbey church at Kelso, standing in one place to the height of the tower with lower segments to its left and right. In the foreground, what would once have been the interior of the abbey church is grassed over and covered with gravestones. There are trees both sides of the ruin. The sky is blue.

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Cat McLaughlin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @knittedpixel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 6: Weather. A frosty December day back in the winter of 2023 at the (very) Old Burial Ground, Galashiels. The building on the left is not a church, but Gala Aisle, the family burial vault for the lairds of Gala, built in 1636. #Scotland #cemetery #Galashiels #ScottishHistory

View looking over a snowy old stone wall into a frosty graveyard with old headstones, a small church-like building and a big tree. In the background are more trees and some hills.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Irving's remains were returned to Edinburgh for burial in 1881 and the cross was raised above him. An account of his life, death and rediscovery was carved above the scene depicting his first funeral, carried out by his shipmates, showing HMS Terror and HMS Erebus trapped in the pack ice behind.

Carved scene depicting two sailing ships (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror) trapped in pack ice, with a party of sailors in winter clothing performing a funeral on a rocky shore in the foreground.

The image shows a large Celtic cross in a graveyard filled with gravestones. At the base of the cross are piled a number of roughly hewn stones, above which is the carved scene shown in the previous image. On the shaft of the cross is carved an inscription detailing the life and death of Lt John Irving and an account of the discovery of his body, decades after the last sighting of the Franklin Expedition.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Day 6 of #31DaysOfGraves - Weather This carving, on a Celtic cross in the Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, depicts the funeral of Lt John Irving, a member of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition that disappeared while searching for the Northwest Passage in 1845. Lt Irving's body was discovered in 1879.

Stone base of a monument, showing a carved scene depicting two sailing ships trapped in ice, with a party of sailors in winter clothing performing a funeral on a rocky shore. Beneath the scene the Latin words "Decorum est pro patria mori" have been carved, translated as "It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country".

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Martin @mexicanponcho.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026

Tag 6: Wetter Pennygown Churchyard, Mull, Schottland #31DaysOfGraves

Das Foto zeigt Gebäuderuinen aus Naturstein, umgeben von einer grasbewachsenen Friedhofsfläche mit zahlreichen, von Flechten überzogenen Grabsteinen und Steinkreuzen. Im Hintergrund erstreckt sich eine alte, dicke Trockenmauer aus dunklen Natursteinen, während auf der rechten Seite ein kleineres, pyramidenartiges Steingebäude mit einer runden Kugel auf der Spitze aufragt. Über der gesamten Szenerie wölbt sich ein schwerer, dramatischer Himmel mit dichten, dunkelgrauen Regenwolken.

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Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

St Michael’s Parish Church, Linlithgow, for the first event of The Heights publication tour, courtesy of Far From the Madding Crowd bookshop…

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Nettle @nettleverity.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#31DaysofGraves Day 5: Vehicle Memorial erected by Captain John Gray for his parents. Old Carlton Burial Ground, Edinburgh, UK

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Katie Crane @ohfolkthat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Day 5: Vehicle This one is a hard one. After much browsing of my photos, I present the grave of George Pentland, coach and harness maker, buried in Greyfriars Burial Ground, Perth, Scotland #31DaysOfGraves

A large white marble gravestone covering a grave in a wall in Greyfriars Burial Ground in Pert, Scotland. This is the grave of George Pentland, coach and harness maker

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

For #MosaicMonday, our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, Central Church in Edinburgh has a striking example in the main first floor hallway. Staircases from the entrance and leading to the balconies all converge here. Read about the church on the SCT site 👇 www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/centr...

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Following a major refurbishment in 2012 the main auditorium can now host 675 people for regular services. There is a café and space for multiple events that can be booked - for the Festival, weddings, exhibitions etc. More on our site👇 www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/centr... 🧵3/3

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Its parade of shops on the ground floor were designed to provide a regular rental income to support the Methodist congregation in the grand “Central Hall”. In 2011, after merger of several Methodist congregations, it was bought by Morningside Baptist Church and renamed “The Central Church.” 🧵2/3

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This delightful Beaux Arts style three storey city block and its distinctive domed circular corner tower, Central Church, Edinburgh, is our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek. It was built for the local Methodist congregation by the respected architectural firm of Dunn & Findlay from 1899-1901. 🧵1/2

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Day 5 of #31DaysOfGraves - Vehicle A memorial stone raised in 1765 by the "Society of Coach Drivers" in the graveyard of the Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, to remember its members who would be buried therein in unmarked graves. It shows a horse-drawn coach crossing one of the city's bridges.

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Jan @janbarrrker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 5: vehicle Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh

A headstone carved with a sailing ship with a setting sun behind. The inscription reads: in
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON LESLIE WILLIAM ZETLAND NEWTON (SCIENCE STUDENT EDIN UNIVERSITY) BORN 21 MAY 1916

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St Giles' Cathedral @stgilescathedral.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

St Giles’ Cathedral is pleased to announce that tickets are now live for visiting from Monday 5th October. Tickets can now be purchased from our website: www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/visit-us We look forward to welcoming you to St Giles' Cathedral.#Edinburgh #Scotland #StGilesCathedral

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Edinburgh Images 📷 @colognuh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Greenside Parish Church, Royal Terrace, Edinburgh.

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darkedinburgh @darkedinburgh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"High up in the steeple of an old church, far above the light and murmur of the town and far below the flying clouds that shadow it, is the wild and dreary place at night: and high up in the steeple of an old church, dwelt the Chimes I tell of." - Charles Dickens Crossposted with @openvibe.social

A night photograph looking up from Princes Street towards the tiered buildings of the Old Town and St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. At the top left, the open crown spire of the cathedral is brightly floodlit in golden-yellow against a pitch-black sky. Directly beneath the spire, the upper facade of a building is bathed in bright red light. Below and to the right, dark stone tenement buildings stack down the slope with scattered rectangular sash windows glowing warmly from within. Near the bottom centre, a pointed stone gable topped with a flagpole and an adjacent round turret are illuminated in warm orange light.

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darkedinburgh @darkedinburgh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"An hour wears away; the spires of the churches and roofs of the principal buildings are faintly tinged with the light of the rising sun, and the streets, by almost imperceptible degrees, begin to resume their bustle and animation." Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz Crossposted with @openvibe.social

A sunrise photograph looking east along George Street in Edinburgh against a bright golden-orange sky with scattered clouds. On the left, the tall, pointed spire of St Andrew's and St George's West Church rises in dark silhouette above parked cars, vans, and a statue on a stone plinth. In the centre distance, the tall fluted column of the Melville Monument topped with a statue stands in front of the curved, ribbon-like structure of the W Edinburgh building and a tall construction crane. On the right, the dark stone facade and banners of the Assembly Rooms border a flagged pavement that reflects the warm orange morning light, with a dark litter bin in the foreground and a few pedestrians walking in silhouette.

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Hippy Hipster @hippy-hipster.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Stained Glass, Linlithgow. 28-09-26 #photography #stainedglass #linlithgow #parish #church #scotland

Four tall stained-glass panels depicting the four Evangelists as robed figures with their traditional symbols, labeled Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, set above intricate, scrolling leafy decorative panels.

Vibrant stained-glass church window depicting Christian symbols—a lamb on a pedestal, a chalice, a stylized tree and flowing river—set in tall geometric panels of bold blues, reds and golds, conveying themes of worship, sacrifice and renewal.

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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#CeilingsOnSunday N and S Leith Parish Church.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Day 4 of #31DaysOfGraves - Entrance This remarkable Victorian memorial, depicting the entrance to the Egyptian Land of the Dead, behind an incredible carved sandstone palm tree, is located in the Grange Cemetery, next to Marchmont St Giles Church, Edinburgh It was carved by sculptor Robert Thomson

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Alison Spring @acspring.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves #Entrance Tough pick today but I've gone for Kinclaven Kirkyard's lych gate. I sat there as it was a very hot day, but it turned out to be home to a family of swallows who didn't expect a visitor, so I didn't stay long after finding my relatives' graves.

A country church in Perthshire. It features a granite lych gate shaped a bit like a castle entrance with a pointed roof. In the background are the church itself, gravestones, and trees. And a very blue sky! An iron gate into the churchyard is to the right.

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Cat McLaughlin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @knittedpixel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 4. Entrance at the Auld Kirk Yard (Scots for “old church yard”) in #Selkirk. If you wander through, there are some very *fancy* headstones within the ruins! Also said to be the site of the Kirk o’ the Forest, where William Wallace was proclaimed Guardian of Scotland in 1298. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A recent, since deleted, social media post about the building renovations has been the cause of complaint and Dundee City Council planning officials are now investigating the matter. Story here 👇 www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5590...

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Planning probe launched over removal of Broughty Ferry church pews

Old St Luke's church was granted permission to remove a "small number of fixed seating pews" to create an events space.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Planning probe launched over removal of Broughty Ferry church pews" The A-listed St Luke's Church in Broughty Ferry, built 1883-84 by Hippolyte Blanc, was sold last year and its new owners were granted planted permission to remove a "small number of fixed seating pews" to create an events space.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The former Langside Hill Church on the Southside of Glasgow. One of my favourite churches in the city, it was designed by Alexander Skirving. Cont./ #glasgow #architecture #church #architecturephotography #langside

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