As we've seen in earlier posts, many Scottish churches held their final services at the end of the year Our director had a conversation last month with historian & broadcaster Dr Louise Yeoman about the human, heritage & wider cultural impacts of the extensive church closures of recent years (1/2)

The Troon Development Trust has warned that "time is running out" for their bid to raise funds to purchase for the local community a gorgeous late 19th century local landmark church designed by celebrated Scottish architect Hippolyte Blanc. Story here 👇 www.ayradvertiser.com/news/2572977...

#Epiphany By #DouglasStrachan in New College Library, Edinburgh.

Jan 8: Feast of Nathalan († c.678). Patron of north-east Scotland churches Tullich, Bethelnie and Cowie. He is probably the same Pictish saint as the Nechtan found in place-name Abersnithock, linked with early Christian centre Nér. Tullich Pictish stones 📸Aberdeenshire Council #medievalsky

Irvine Valley Church in Galston, our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, contains two war memorial stained glass windows, for #WindowsOnWednesday, by artist Oscar Paterson. He was one of contemporaries such as Charles Rennie Macintosh and Margaret MacDonald. 👇 www.visitstainedglass.uk/artist-page/... 🧵1/2

"End of an era as Greenock West United Reformed Church closes" The Greenock Telegraph reports on the recent final service of this historic church in Inverclyde 👇 www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2574345...

Edinburgh, winter afternoon

The crown spire of the 1898 Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church in Glasgow standing above the main arch of the Belmont Street Bridge as seen from the Kelvin Walkway. #glasgow #architecture #church #architecturephotography #bridge

The roof lantern on James Sellars' 1879 Greek Revival style former church on Derby Street in the Kelvingrove area of Glasgow. Its design was inspired by the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, which was erected in Athens in 335 BCE. #glasgow #church #architecture #architecturephotography #kelvingrove

This morning at the Sandyford Henderson Memorial Church on Argyle Street in Glasgow. Designed by J.T. Emmett and completed by John Honeyman, this Gothic style church was built in the 1850s. #glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #church #argylestreet

Explore 19th-century UK organ design with Chris Bragg of Sowne of Organe in our first lecture of 2026: 📅 Thursday 22 January, 7:30pm 📍 St Andrews West Church, Glasgow 💻 Also streamed live via Zoom 🎟 £6 / £2 students: buff.ly/clPnfb3

Murals in Edinburgh by Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852-1936), Irish-born artist Arts and Crafts artist. In the former Catholic Apostolic Church, now Mansfield Traquair Centre.

St Stephen’s Church by night, Stockbridge, Edinburgh

Lovely to see that. An adoptive great uncle was organist there before training for ordained ministry in the Church of Scotland & serving as a chaplain to the Black Watch in WW2.

A landmark Georgian church in Galston, Ayrshire, is #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek. It was called Galston Parish for most of its life but became Irvine Valley in 2024 which includes churches in Darvel and Newmilns. The 120 ft spire has an 1885 bell from the Gorbals Brass and Bell Foundry. 🧵1/2

We are aware that a number of churches across the country, very sadly, held their final ever services to coincide with the end of the old year. We saw accounts of the following closures (let us know below any reports that we may have missed): 🧵

Happy New Year everyone. That's our office reopened, we hope you have had a lovely holiday wherever you're reading this! We'll take down the decorations & bunting soon, but right now our wee team is busy working its way through the festive inboxes, we'll get back to all enquiries as soon as we can.

Moon atop Barclay Church. Happy back to work day 🥶

If you’ve always wanted the chance to ring handbells, then here’s the ideal opportunity for you! 🎵 RING HANDBELLS with Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ringers 🆓 FREE TASTER SESSION 📍 Dunblane Cathedral Halls 🗓️ SUN 11 JAN 📝 REGISTER: 🔗 tinyurl.com/HandbellTast...

The drive from Strontian to Lochaline in Morven is stunning. Now at the Ionian Cross at Kreil Church, overlooking the Sound of Mull.

The Round Church, Bowmore, Islay.

Back to it this week after being pretty good at switching off over the break. These are just some of the wonderful places I'll be working with in the coming weeks & months. Always room for more! #churchcommunitydevelopment #churchbuildingdevelopment #christianministrysupport #CommunityEngagement

In Port Ellen this morning. #Islay #Scotland #snow

Carmyle Parish Church in the East End of Glasgow. Designed by Alexander Petrie, it was built in 1906. It is unusual in having a bell tower with a wooden belfry topped by a wooden dome. #glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #church #carmyle

Tullibardine Chapel is 3.5 miles from Gleneagles station. Built by one of the wealthiest families in Scotland. The Murray's founded Tullibardine chapel around 1446 as a place of private worship and burial. It features in my cycle route to Drummond Castle: bit.ly/2pjOEfl

The rather beautiful Drymen Parish Church to the north of Glasgow. The central section was built in the 1770s, while the porch on the left and the stair tower on the right were added in the late 19th Century. #glasgow #drymen #church #architecture #scotland

St John's Kirk of Perth, built between 1440 and around 1500 to replace an earlier church on the same site and the oldest building still standing in Perth. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #StJohnsKirk #Perth

A #Glasgow church that some say is more beautiful than St Marks in Venice? It's certainly less well known. Have a read about it my story at @perceptivetravel.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Scotland #history #travel #architecture perceptivetravel.com/blog/2019/04...

12 Celestial Mural - Alasdair Gray

John Honeyman's magnificent Barony North Church on Cathedral Square in Glasgow. Built in 1878, it's designed on an ornate Italianate style. #glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #glasgowchurches #church

Church and Castle; #Edinburgh on this freezing but beautiful first day of the year. #Edimbourg #architecture #photography #photographie

BROUGHTON St MARY'S:—4:15pm. Breathtaking. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

The Church of the Holy Rude in #Stirling rises as one of the most beautiful #churches in #Scotland. Learn more at stephentravels.com/top5/churche... ⛪️✝️

I paid a quick trip to Govan Old @govanstones.bsky.social while we were in Glasgow, just check it’s still there. Back in Edinburgh now.

A stained glass reproduction of a missing section of a lancet window. Etched, painted and leaded with a new inscription from the client. #stainedglass #glasgow #scotland

St Mary's Dalmahoy, a beautiful little Scottish Episcopal church standing close to the entrance to the grounds of Dalmahoy House and a haven of tranquillity a few miles west of Edinburgh. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Edinburgh #StMarysDalmahoy #Dalmahoy

All are welcome at our coffee morning on Saturday 17 January from 10am-12pm in the church hall at 83 London Road EH7 5TT. ☕🍰 Enjoy a chat over a cuppa, with home baking available to buy.

Warm Welcome at Meadowbank and Willowbrae will resume on Wednesday 7 January. The drop-in sessions from Tap into IT will run alongside Warm Welcome for another 10-week block, from 21 January to 25 March. There is no charge and all are welcome!

Can you help a local historian locate and map examples of historic Gaelic inscriptions on Scottish gravestones? Read the latest blog on our website here that explains more about this interesting project 👇 www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/blog/in-sear...

St Mary's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in Edinburgh, Scotland.

🪬🧿 Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland #scotland #dunfermline #travel #beautiful #history

A stroll through the old boneyard by the ruined Kirk at Lennoxtown this afternoon, the clocks of the front tower now forever stopped at the same time. #photography #photographie #architecture #Scotland #Ecosse

A very merry Christmas to all from everyone at Scotland's Churches Trust, we hope you, your friends and your families have a wonderful and peaceful day. This #StainedGlass depiction of the Adoration of the Magi is by AL Moore & Sons and it was unveiled in 1921 in Greyfriars Church in Kirkcudbright.

Let's open the final door of our 2025 Scottish Churches Advent Calendar, our snowiest year of images yet, and have a peek at an absolutely gorgeous view of Glasgow Cathedral 😍 (Image: Andrew Forbes)

Let's open the final door of our 2025 Scottish Churches Advent Calendar, our snowiest year of images yet, and have a peek at an absolutely gorgeous view of Glasgow Cathedral 😍 (Image: Andrew Forbes)

Hillington Park Church in Berryknowes Road in the Cardonald area of Glasgow. Cont./ #glasgow #church #architecture #architecturephotography #cardonald

The Parish Church of St. Cuthbert, Edinburgh.

#AdventAngels By Ballantine & Gardiner, in Newington Trinity church, Edinburgh.

Can you help a local historian locate and map examples of historic Gaelic inscriptions on Scottish gravestones? Read the latest blog on our website here that explains more about this interesting project 👇 www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/blog/in-sear...

It's the penultimate day of our 2025 Scottish Churches Advent Calendar and we have another fabulous snowy scene for you. Today we're peeking through door number 23 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Keith, built 1882-83 by celebrated Scottish architect Alexander Ross. (Image: Church's own)