St Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow

The date at which a church was established in Linlithgow is unknown but given that by the 12th century the church at Linlithgow was richly endowed, with multiple daughter chapels, Rev John Ferguson, the Victorian/Edwardian historian of St Michaels, inferred that it was considerably older than the 12th century. King David I of Scotland granted a charter for the establishment of the church in 1138. The church was built on the site of the older church and was consecrated in 1242. Following a fire in 1424, most of the present building dates from the 15th century. James IV visited building work at the quire in July 1506 and gave the master mason a tip of 9 shillings. Parts of the Church of St…