Rosslyn Chapel Trust is delighted to announce the completion of a major ‘once in a generation’ programme of restoration and repair at Rosslyn Castle, one of Midlothian’s most important historic buildings. The ambitious £4m project to reroof the Great Hall and Tower, to conserve and consolidate the Castle’s stonework and to develop a sustainable heating…
Rosslyn Chapel has been shortlisted in the regional final of the Scottish Thistle Awards, Scotland’s premier tourism and events industry awards. The Chapel is in the running for the category ‘innovation in tourism’ and the application was based on two innovative projects in 2003 – in May, the delivery of four hives and in October,…
Pupils from Burnbrae Primary School, in Bonnyrigg, have won this year’s Dr Mary Noble Award, an annual local history competition, following a visit to Rosslyn Chapel. The P5 classes made visits in January and February this year, to take part in Green Man and poetry workshops. Following this, they created an entire book about the…
This year’s programme of spring cleaning at Rosslyn Chapel has included conservation maintenance to the most prominent monument in the Chapel’s grounds. The work has included small-scale repairs and consolidation to degraded stone, employing a museum-based approach, pointing of open construction joints in lime based hot mixed lime or ashlar mix and removal of damaging…
Visitors to Rosslyn Chapel are still strongly influenced by its role in The Da Vinci Code according to new research undertaken to mark the 21st anniversary of the book, which was first published on 18th March 2003. Research carried out by Shanks Research Consultancy with 6,677 Chapel visitors between March 2023 and March 2024, reveals…
A permanent roof is now visible over the Great Hall of Rosslyn Castle – for the first time since 1650. A major programme of restoration and repair at one of Midlothian’s most historic sites has reached a new milestone as the first layers of scaffolding were removed, after being in place for nearly a year,…
The Chapel has been named ‘Best Tourism Business’ in Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce’s Business Awards 2024. The Coffee Shop was a finalist in the ‘Best Eatery’ category. The winners were announced at a ceremony on Thursday 7th March. The awards are described as ‘a highlight of the business calendar’ and offer East Lothian…
The Chapel’s Junior Tour Guides have hosted two special evening visits, for parents, families and friends, to complete their year. The Junior Tour Guides (JTG) programme is a key aspect of the Chapel’s Learning and Outreach work. It has been running from August to January each year for the past 14 years. It sees children…
The winners have been announced for The Midlothian’s Young People Awards (MYPA) 2023 at a special ceremony held in the Chapel. These awards are open to young people living, working or studying in Midlothian whose contribution to their local community deserves to be recognised. There are five categories of awards which are organised by Midlothian…
Rosslyn Chapel Guide Maureen Moffat with an antique guidebook for the Chapel, dated 1827. The guidebook, which has just been acquired by Rosslyn Chapel Trust, was published in Edinburgh by Oliver & Boyd and J & I Johnstone and is priced 4s 6d. It was purchased in a bookshop in Germany in 1990 and recently…
