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.
Click on Post-Codes for Maps,
Directions and Reviews.
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Cathedral of The
Isles / Millport / 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.
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Dornoch
Cathedral 43 miles north of
Inverness, 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. Tel: 01862 810
296.
Website
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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
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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 8198.
Website
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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
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St Giles'
Cathedral Edinburgh / 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 225 9442.
Website
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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
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St Magnus
Cathedral Kirkwall / 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.
Website
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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