Historic churches · Central Scotland
Corstorphine Collegiate Church
Corstorphine Collegiate Church — category A listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Corstorphine Collegiate Church is a category A listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB26888). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Corstorphine Old Parish Church, formerly St. John's Collegiate Church, is at the old centre of Corstorphine, a village incorporated to the west area of Edinburgh. Built in the 15th century, in the churchyard of a 12th-century or earlier chapel, the former collegiate church was listed category A by Historic Scotland on 14 December 1970.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Corstorphine Old Parish Church, formerly St. John's Collegiate Church, is at the old centre of Corstorphine, a village incorporated to the west area of Edinburgh. Built in the 15th century, in the churchyard of a 12th-century or earlier chapel, the former collegiate church was listed category A by Historic Scotland on 14 December 1970.
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Background
History
King David I granted the chapel at Corstophine to Holyrood Abbey in 1128. Before that, it was a satellite chapel of St Cuthbert's Church. By 1158, it had become a church, with altars to Saint Anne and the Holy Trinity. In 1548, Thomas Marjoribanks, son of Thomas Marjoribanks, burgess in Edinburgh, replaced Robert Marjoribanks (probably his uncle) upon the occasion of Robert's death, as prepend (vicar) of Corstorphine Kirk and continued through the Reformation until 1567. Rev Andrew Forrester became minister in 1590. Gogar was added to the parish in 1599. In 1634, the collegiate church was dissolved and in 1646 the building became the parish church. At that time the 12th-century church was…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9414, -3.2819
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH12 7HD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh West
- Established
- 1401
Sources
- wikidata: Q17570258 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Corstorphine Old Parish Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Corstorphine Collegiate Church?
- Corstorphine Collegiate Church is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH12 7HD).
- Is Corstorphine Collegiate Church a listed building?
- Corstorphine Collegiate Church is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- Is Corstorphine Collegiate Church free to visit?
- Yes, Corstorphine Collegiate Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Corstorphine Collegiate Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH12 7HD. It sits within the Edinburgh West parliamentary constituency.