Tour Scotland Photograph Bible Glasgow Cathedral

Tour Scotland travel photograph of a Bible in the Nave of Glasgow Cathedral, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Glasgow. Beyond the Bible is the Quire Screen which virtually hides the Quire from the Nave. It dates probably from the 15th century. It is the only screen of its kind left in any secular, non-monastic, church of pre-Reformation date in Scotland. While several early editions of the King James New Testament were published in Scotland it was not until 1633 that the first complete King James Bible was published. It coincided with coronation of King Charles I in Edinburgh.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Flowers Glasgow Cathedral

Tour Scotland photograph of flowers in Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland. The history of the cathedral is linked with that of the city, and is allegedly located where the patron saint of Glasgow, Saint Mungo, built his church. The tomb of the saint is in the lower crypt. Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy gives an account of the kirk. King James IV ratified the treaty of Perpetual Peace with England at the high altar on 10 December 1502. The cathedral and the nearby castle played a part in the battles of Glasgow in 1544 and 1560.



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May Photograph of Dunkeld Cathedral Scotland

May photograph of Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Ruined Nave Dunkeld Cathedral Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of the ruined Nave at Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland. The site has been holy ground since about 730AD when Celtic missionaries, known as Culdees, built the first monastery here. The major development came in 848, when Kenneth MacAlpin, by then King of the Scots and of the Picts, rebuilt the original wattle buildings in red stone. Two years later Dunkeld became the religious centre of Scotland when the relics of St Columba were moved here from Iona in the face of increasing Viking attacks on the west coast. The Cathedral you see today shows both Gothic and Norman influence having being built in stages over a period of nearly 250 years between 1260 and 1501. The restored choir is the oldest part or the original church, having been completed in 1350. It contains some of the original red stone in its east gable. The Cathedral is dedicated to St Columba. Its said that after their journey from Iona his relics were buried under the chancel steps to keep them safe.



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May Photograph of Dunkeld Bridge Scotland

May photograph of Dunkeld Bridge, Perthshire, Scotland.