Duddingston Kirk Edinburgh : Information + Images

Church, Duddingston Village, southeast Edinburgh, Scotland

Location: The Village is located just south of Arthurs Seat

Contact: 0131 661 4240

Famous venue for weddings

building photo © Adrian Welch

Description

Duddingston Church dates from 1124 and contains a Romanesque doorway and chancel arch. The kirk is popular with weddings; it is located near the Loch upon which skated the Reverend Dr Robert Walker - by Sir Henry Raeburn c. 1795 - later inspiring Enric Miralles re the Scottish Parliament MSP 'thinking 'windows'. A famous former minister was the Rev. John Thomson. The writer Sir Walter Scott was an elder of the Kirk under Thomson and the painter Turner visited the Manse.

Sir Walter Scott wrote part of 'Heart of Midlothian' in Duddingston Manse garden

Churches to Visit in Scotland: 10 Years Commemoration Volume
Scotland's Churches Scheme, John R. Hume (Illustrator)
£8.99
Paperback 429 pp (2004) Publisher: NMS Enterprises Limited
Publishing ISBN: 1901663868
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Website: http://duddingston-kirk.org.uk