A list of Scotland Cathedrals to
Visit with Websites, Images, Postcodes,
Telephone Numbers and links to Maps and
Reviews.
A Cathedral is a Christian Church
that contains the seat of a Bishop, it
has nothing to do with the size of the
building, although most Bishops have
their seats in the largest Churches in
their area. History at the bottom of
the page.
The RS Pages have links to Large
Sunny Images.
Click on Post-Codes for Maps,
Directions and Reviews.
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Cathedral of The
Isles
Millport on the Isle of
Cumbrae, built 1849. George
Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow,
funded the building of this Episcopal
Cathedral and commissioned William
Butterfield for the design. Butterfield
was one of the top architects of the
Gothic revival. Construction finished
in 1849 and the cathedral opened in
1851. This is claimed to be one of the
smallest Cathedrals in Europe. Phone
number 01475 530 353.
Web .
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Dornoch
Cathedral
43 miles north of Inverness at Dornoch,
built 1239. From 1222, Gilbert de
Moravia, first Bishop of Dornoch, a
relation of the Earls of Moray, built
Dornoch Cathedral at his own expense.
In 1570, it was set on fire and
Gilbert's tomb was desecrated during a
clan feud between the Murrays of
Dornoch, and the Mackays of
Strathnaver. The Cathedral was
partially restored in 1616 by Sir
Robert Gordon, and finished in 1837 by
Elizabeth, Duchess-Countess of
Sutherland to serve as a Protestant
Presbyterian Church.
Website
. RS Page . IV25
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Dunblane
Cathedral
6 miles north of Stirling at Dunblane. Built 1200s,
restored 1889. Dunblane Cathedral was
built on the site of a Christian
building first constructed by Saint
Blane around the year 600. This is one
of the few surviving medieval churches
in Scotland. The Cathedral fell into
disrepair during the reformation. It
was restored in 1898 to serve as a
Protestant Church of Scotland. Phone
number 01786 825 388.
Website
. RS Page . FK15
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Dunkeld
Cathedral
14 miles north of Perth at Dunkeld. Built from 1325 -
1501. A church in Dunkeld has been at
this location from the 600s. Work on
the present building began in 1325,
completed in 1501. The original
Cathedral was destroyed in the 1500s,
during the reformation. Only part of
the Cathedral has been re-roofed, to
serve as a Protestant Church of
Scotland parish church. There is a
Chapter House Museum that displays
relics from monastic and medieval
times. Tel: 01350 727 249.
Website
. RS Page . PH8
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Glasgow
Cathedral
1 mile east of Glasgow centre, late
1200s. Glasgow Cathedral's site dates
to about AD550, when St Mungo, also
known as St Kentigern, built a small
church here. Glasgow Cathedral was
built from the late 1200s, and survived
destruction during the reformation 1560
- 1791. Glasgow Cathedral now serves as
the Protestant Church of Scotland's
Presbytery of Glasgow, so is not now a
true Cathedral. Tel: 0141 552 6891.
Website
. RS Page . G4
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St Andrew's
Cathedral
In Glasgow centre built 1814. The
Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew is a
Roman Catholic Cathedral designed in
1814 by James Gillespie Graham, in the
Neo Gothic style. It is the seat of the
Archbishop of Glasgow, conducting
regular services each day. Can be
visited free of charge between
services. St Andrew's had to be built
after the end of the reformation, as
the historic Glasgow Cathedral had been
converted to a Protestant Church. Phone
number 0141 204 2409.
Website
. RS Page . G1 4JY
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St Giles'
Cathedral
In Edinburgh on the Royal Mile.
Built from 1100s, rebuilt from 1385. St
Giles' Cathedral is now the main
Protestant Church of Scotland in
Edinburgh, it only served as a
Cathedral, was the seat of a Bishop, in
the 1600s. The Cathedral is thought to
have been built from the 1100s, and had
to be rebuilt after a fire in 1385.
Today, it is one of the top attractions
in the city of Edinburgh. Phone number
0131 226 0674.
Website
. RS Page . EH1 1RE
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St Machar's
Cathedral
2 miles north of Aberdeen centre. Built from
1165 - 1530. The earliest parts of St
Marchar Cathedral were built on this
site in about 1165. The Cathedral was
extended over time, until completed to
its present form in 1530. A place of
worship has been on this site since
about 580 AD. The church here became a
Cathedral in the 1130s, the seat of a
Bishop. During the reformation, St
Machar's was converted to a Protestant
Church of Scotland, so is no longer a
true Cathedral. Phone number 01224 485
988.
Website
. UDS
Page . AB24
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St Magnus
Cathedral
Kirkwall on the Orkney
Islands, built 1137. St Magnus
Cathedral was built from 1137 by the
Norse Earl Rognvald. The Orkney Isles
were under control of the Norse until
they were taken over by King James III
of Scotland in 1468. The reformers
failed to damage this Cathedral in the
1560s, so it was converted to a Church
of Scotland soon after. Phone number
01856 874 894. Large
Images
Website
. UDS
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St Mary's
Cathedral
1.4 miles southwest of Edinburgh centre. The
foundation stone was laid on the 21st
May 1874 by the Duke of Buccleuch and
Queensberry. The Nave of the Cathedral
was opened on the 25th January 1879. St
Mary's was built as the main Episcopal
Protestant Cathedral in Edinburgh, as
the historic St Giles Cathedral had
been used as a Protestant Presbyterian
Church since the reformation of 1560.
Presbyterian churches do not have
Bishops. Phone number 0131 225
6293.
Website
. RS Page . EH12
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St Mary's Catholic
Cathedral
In Edinburgh centre. The earliest parts
of the Cathedral were completed in 1814
with extensions and redesigns being
carried out up to the 1970s. This is
the mother church of Scots Catholicism
that Pope John Paul II visited in May
1982. Phone number 0131 556 1798.
Website
. Wiki
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St Ninian's
Cathedral Perth
In the centre of Perth. The main section
of the Cathedral was completed in 1850
as a Scottish Episcopal Protestant
Cathedral that has Bishops. The
building has been enlarged over the
years up to 1936. The Cathedral had
restoration work carried out all
through 2017. Tel: 01738 632 053.
Website
. UDS
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St Andrews
Cathedral
In the centre of St Andrews. Built from
1158 as the largest Church / Cathedral
ever built in Scotland. Abandoned and
fell into ruin in the late 1500s after
the Reformation made Catholic worship
illegal. Tel: 01334 472 563.
Website
. RS Page . KY16
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Elgin
Cathedral
In the centre of Elgin. Built from 1224
as the second largest Church /
Cathedral built in Scotland, after St
Andrews. Abandoned in the late 1500s
after the Reformation, with the large
central tower collapsing in 1711 during
a storm, taking much of the Cathedral
with it. Tel: 01343 547 171.
Website
. RS Page . IV30
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Christianity began in Scotland from 563,
after Columba traveled to the Isle of Iona
from Ireland to build Iona Abbey. Catholic
Christianity was the main religion in
Scotland with some huge Abbeys and Cathedrals
being built from the 1100s - 1500s. The
Reformation Act in 1560 made Catholic
Christianity in Scotland illegal, replacing
it with Protestant Christianity. Many of the
Abbeys and Cathedrals were damaged around
that time, with some converted to serve as
Protestant Churches.
From the Scottish Reformation of 1560,
until the Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1791,
Roman Catholics in Scotland had to worship
covertly. New Catholic Cathedrals were built
after this time.
After the Scottish Episcopal Protestant
Church was legally established in the 1800s,
new Cathedrals were built for this faith as
well as they have Bishops. The only true
Cathedrals in Scotland now, were built from
the early 1800s.
Most Historic Scotland Cathedrals now
serve as Church of Scotland Presbyterian
Protestant Churches, so are not now true
Cathedrals, as they are not the seat of a
Bishop.
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