Rosslyn Chapel, burial ground, buried remains of nave and remains of St Matthew's Church, Roslin

Heritage listing

Date Added 07/10/1996 Last Date Amended 19/07/2017 Type Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard; church Local Authority Midlothian Parish Lasswade NGR NT 27458 63074 Coordinates 327458, 663074 — The monument is the burial ground and buried remains of the nave associated with Rosslyn Chapel, dating to the 15th century, and the remains of the late medieval church of St Matthew s. The remains around Rosslyn Chapel survive exclusively as buried remains. St Matthew s chapel is visible as the standing remains of two buttresses and grass-covered footings. The monument is located on the hillside above Roslin Glen, at about 150m and 130m above sea level respectively. The buried foundations of the nave and transepts of Rosslyn Chapel are recorded as measuring around 28m east to west and about 23m wide across the transepts. The two rubble-built buttresses of St Matthew s church are spaced about 2.5m apart and stand to around 1.9m and 3m in height. Grass-covered footings, around 1m wide and set about 6.6m apart, extend around 9m to the northeast. This represents the west end of the chapel, which extended for a further 9m and survives as buried remains. The scheduled area is in two parts, one of which is irregular on plan, the other rectangular, to include the remains described above and an area around them within which evidence relating to the monument s construction, use and abandonment is expected to survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map. The scheduling extends up to but does not include the boundary walls and Chapel of Rosslyn. It specifically excludes the top 300mm of all paths and gravel areas, the above ground elements of all interpretation boards, floodlights and modern fixtures and fittings, all memorials, enclosure walls, metal gates, railings and act

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.