Interior. View of cellars discovered during excavations for the Thistle Chapel
SC 426662
Description Interior. View of cellars discovered during excavations for the Thistle Chapel
Date 1900 to 1930
Collection Collection of photographs by George Chrystal and Francis Maxwell Chrystal, photographers, Edinburgh,
Catalogue Number SC 426662
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ED 7312
Scope and Content Excavation for the Thistle Chapel, St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh The Thistle Chapel, added to St Giles in 1911 by Robert Lorimer, is the private chapel for the Order of the Thistle. It is the most ornate building of its type built in Scotland since the Middle Ages. The undercroft of James III's mint was found in front of the present east door of the Chapel during excavations in 1910. Cellars were discovered as well as part of the old kirkyard. The Order of the Thistle, Scotland's oldest Order of Chivalry, founded in the 15th century by James III, is given to distinguished Scots for services to the nation. Its permanent home for religious ceremonies is in the Thistle Chapel at St Giles. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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