Rosslyn Chapel

At the moment I am staying with Dave in Edinburgh to keep him company whilst he is currently working there. This weekend we have been out for a ride and on the way back to the house at Swanston that we are renting (review already written!) Dave decided to take me somewhere as a surprise. The place in question was Rosslyn Chapel. He knows that I love to visit churches, chapels and cathedrals in any state of repair so he was on to a winner with this place. Where is it? ********** The address is: Rosslyn Chapel Roslin Midlothian Scotland EH25 9PU Tel: +44 (0)131 440 2159 ...  Read the complete review

If I had been writing this review 10 years ago few people would have heard of Rosslyn Chapel, but now thanks to Dan Brown, this 15th century Scottish chapel has found worldwide fame and this has been reflected in vastly increased visitor numbers. This year Rosslyn Chapel expects to receive 100,000 visitors compared with 65,000 last year and 6,000 a decade ago. Although to immediately disappoint Brown fans there is not a Star of David worn in the floor and in fact the flagstone floor was an 18th century addition. Regardless of whether or not the mysterious cavern or room below the chapel floor contains the Holy Grail, Templar treasures or other such historical ...  Read the complete review

INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ The little village of Roslin, near Edinburgh, is the home of this old 15th century chapel, which in architecture and detail would remind you more of a Gothic Cathedral than a church in a wee sleepy hamlet in rural Scotland. There is a good reason why it is so ornate and beautiful, as Rosslyn Chapel is reputed to be no ordinary church. It was built by an heraldic order called “The Knights Templar”, whose history predates even the chapel itself, dating back to the 12th century, and who were one of the main body of Knights involved in the Crusades to the Holy Land of about this time. In order to fully ...  Read the complete review