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Treasured Places
Date 5 July 2007
Event ID 545964
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Treasured Places
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/545964
About 1446 construction of Roslin Chapel began at the instruction of Sir William St Clair. Although only the choir and a lower-level sacristy were completed by his death in 1484, he originally intended to build a cruciform church.
The quality and quantity of the decorative stonework makes Roslin Chapel exceptional. Carvings cover almost every surface, interior and exterior. The carvings do not only represent religious themes, but include mystical animals, elaborate foliage and heraldry.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 5 July 2007
McWilliam, C 1978
