Interior. General view
SC 426647
Description Interior. General view
Date c. 1890
Collection W P
Catalogue Number SC 426647
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ED 2791
Scope and Content Interior of St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh The High Kirk of St Giles has been the central feature of the Old Town for nearly 800 years. Its central tower with its open crown forms a distinctive feature of the sky-line of the city. The roof has pointed tunnel-vaulting, characteristic of Scottish late medieval architecture. The pulpit, carved in Caen stone, is by John Rhind. Banners and battle honours of famous Scottish regiments hang from the pillars. When Catholic Mary Stewart became Queen in 1561, St Giles became the focus of John Knox's great struggle to establish Presbyterianism, a cause taken up by later ministers in the 'Tumult of St Giles' when they rallied against her son James VI. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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