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Celebrating Midlothian’s Young People in Chapel Ceremony
A special awards ceremony held in the Chapel has recognised amazing young people in Midlothian. Midlothian’s Young People Awards (MYPA) are open to young people living, working or studying in Midlothian, whose contribution to their local community deserves to be acknowledged. The award scheme is a collaborative effort supported by the council’s Communities Lifelong Learning…
Chapel in Red for Scottish Poppy Appeal
Rosslyn Chapel is taking part again in the ‘Light Up Red’ campaign, which raises awareness of the Scottish Poppy Appeal. In 2023, around 200 locations lit up across the length and breadth of Scotland, and organisers hope that as many sites will take part again this year to provide ‘a visible show of support and…
A sustainable future for Rosslyn Castle
When Rosslyn Castle’s East Range reopens for holiday guests this month, it will be Net Zero ready and engineers believe it may be the world’s oldest building to have adopted air source heat pumps as a sustainable, low carbon technology of the future. The development of a new sustainable heating strategy was a key element…
New Da Vinci Code Display for Visitor Centre
Travel guides, games – and a letter from Tom Hanks – have all gone on display in Rosslyn Chapel’s Visitor Centre to mark the 21st anniversary of the publication of The Da Vinci Code, which brought the Chapel to worldwide prominence. First published in 2003, The Da Vinci Code has become of the best-selling books…
‘Once in a generation’ project completed at Rosslyn Castle
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…
Chapel shortlisted for tourism award
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,…
Chapel visit inspires school award
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…
Monumental spring cleaning task completed!
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…
Research reveals Da Vinci Code impact – 21 years after publication
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…
Castle’s Great Hall roofed again
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,…