Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin
By William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, built 1446, Gothic architecture.
- Architect
- William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
- Built
- 1446
- Style
- Gothic architecture
Rosslyn Chapel, also known as the Collegiate Chapel of Saint Matthew, is a 15th-century Episcopal chapel located in the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. The chapel was founded by William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness with a ground-breaking ceremony in 1456. After the Scottish Reformation in 1560, it was largely abandoned but, following a visit by Queen Victoria, it was rededicated in 1862. It was the target of a bombing in 1914 during the suffragette bombing and arson campaign. The interior contains some fine carvings which many historians have sought to interpret.
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