Tour Scotland Photograph Reverend James Cameron Lees Memorial

Tour Scotland photograph of the James Cameron Lees Memorial, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. Dean of the Thistle and Chapel Royal, 1886 to 1913. Reverend James Cameron Lees, born 1835, died 1913, was a Church of Scotland minister and author at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. James was born in London, England, and educated at London University. He was the incumbent at Carnach, Abbey of Paisley and St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh. He was Dean of the Thistle and Dean of the Chapel Royal from 1887 to 1910. He was an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 1881 to 1901, and was appointed a Chaplain-in-Ordinary in Scotland to King Edward VII in October 1901. He died in Kingussie on 26 June 1913, and is buried in the Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh on the northern side of the original cemetery. He was married to Rhoda Rainsford Hannay, born 1843, died 1887. His children included Mabel, and John Cameron.

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Tour Scotland Video Entrance St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh

Tour Scotland travel video of the main entrance to St Giles' Cathedral on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Edinburgh. St Giles' Cathedral, also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. It is located about a third of the way down the Royal Mile which runs from the Castle to Holyrood Palace. The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. The present church dates from the late 14th century, though it was extensively restored in the 19th century.


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Tour Scotland Photograph 16th Royal Scots Memorial St Giles' Cathedral

Tour Scotland photograph of the 16th Battalion Royal Scots Memorial, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. The memorial to the 16th Battalion Royal Scots, also known as McCrae's Battalion. The 16th Royal Scots volunteer battalion formed by Sir George McCrae, were also known as The Sporting Battalion, who participated in the First Battle of the Somme, July 1916. The battalion was notable for its high number of professional sportsmen and fans drawn from the football clubs Heart of Midlothian FC, Hibernian FC, Raith Rovers FC, Falkirk FC and Dunfermline FC and a variety of other sporting clubs.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Stained Glass St Gile's

Tour Scotland photograph of Stained Glass inside St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. St Giles has a notable collection of stained glass windows. They date from the 1870s onwards and show a broad range of traditional and contemporary styles.

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Tour Scotland Photograph James Graham Memorial

Tour Scotland photograph of the James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, Memorial in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. Montrose was executed outside St Giles' at the Mercat Cross in 1650, and his head placed on a spike outside the church. After the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660, Montrose's head and body were exhumed and reinterred in St Giles' with full honours.

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