Edinburgh

St. Giles Cathedral

To the north of Parliament Square is St. Giles Cathedral, the High Kirk of Edinburgh, which was first founded around 1120 when a Parish church was built to serve Edinburgh during the reign of David I, though there has been a church on this site since 854.

Most of the present building dates from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries - including the crown spire which dominates the city skyline. Originally granted to the Lazarites and dedicated to St. Giles, the patron saint of lepers, it is no longer a cathedral; it only officially held this title from 1633-38 and 1661-89.

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