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Rosslyn Chapel is a late medieval collegiate church founded in 1446 by William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, located near the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. The chapel, though never completed to its original design, is distinguished by its elaborate carved stonework and architectural ornamentation typical of Scottish late Gothic work. The site comprises the visible remains of the chapel itself alongside buried archaeological deposits, including the remains of the nave and remnants of an earlier structure, St Matthew's Church, reflecting successive phases of religious use at this location. The chapel has served as a significant burial ground for the Sinclair family and remains an important example of fifteenth-century Scottish ecclesiastical architecture and sculpture.
Rosslyn Chapel, burial ground, buried remains of nave and remains of St Matthew's Church, Roslin is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6458. View the official record →
Rosslyn Chapel is a late medieval collegiate church founded in 1446 by William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, located near the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6458.
Rosslyn Chapel, burial ground, buried remains of nave and remains of St Matthew's Church, Roslin dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a burial ground, buried remains of nave and remains of st matthew's church, roslin. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Rosslyn Chapel, burial ground, buried remains of nave and remains of St Matthew's Church, Roslin is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM6458.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Woodhouselee Castle (2.2 km), Newbigging,enclosure 400m NE of (2.3 km), Newbigging,enclosure 400m WNW of (2.5 km).
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