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Rosslyn Chapel

Rosslyn Chapel, also known as the Collegiate Chapel of Saint Matthew, is a 15th-century Episcopal chapel located in the village of in , Scotland.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Description: chapel in Roslin, Midlothian
  • Also known as: “Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew” and “Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin”
  • Address: Chapel Loan, EH25 9PU
  • Roof shape: gabled
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roslin Castle and Wallace’s Cave.

Castle
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a partially ruined castle near the village of in , . It is located around 9 mi south of , on the north bank of the North Esk, only a few hundred metres from the famous Rosslyn Chapel. is situated 1,000 feet south of Rosslyn Chapel.

Cave
Photo: LothianPhotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wallace's Cave is situated in Roslin Glen, in beside the River North Esk. It is also known as Cave, after the nearby castle. is situated 1,800 feet east of Rosslyn Chapel.

Church
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1,600 feet west of Rosslyn Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roslin and Rosewell.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penicuik is in a town in 10 miles south of . It's mostly commuterland for the city, with a population of 16,200 in 2016. It has an army base and is close to the scenic Pentland Hills.

Village
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is a former mining village in , Scotland, east of and south-west of . The village is in the civil parish of and was previously a separate ecclesiastical parish, but has its own Community Council, namely and District.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , Scotland. It is located on the edge of , just south of on the A701. The Burn Site of Special Scientific Interest was occupied from 2002 until the mid-2010s by protestors who successfully opposed plans for a bypass.

Rosslyn Chapel

Latitude
55.85539° or 55° 51′ 19″ north
Longitude
-3.15994° or 3° 9′ 36″ west
Elevation
413 feet (126 metres)
Open location code
9C7RVR4R+52
Open­Street­Map ID
way 245945607
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7303381
Wiki­data ID
Q49642
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Rosslyn Chapel” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռոսլինի մատուռ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Roslin kapellası kilsəsi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Roslin kapellası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Rosslyn Kapellası”
  • Basque: “Rosslyn kapera”
  • Bulgarian: “Рослински параклис”
  • Catalan: “Capella Rosslyn”
  • Chinese: “罗斯林教堂”
  • Chinese: “罗斯林礼拜堂”
  • Dutch: “Rosslyn Chapel”
  • Finnish: “Rosslynin kappeli”
  • French: “chapelle de Rosslyn”
  • French: “Chapelle de Rosslyn”
  • Galician: “Capela de Rosslyn”
  • German: “Rosslyn-Kapelle”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית הוורד”
  • Hungarian: “Rosslyn-kápolna”
  • Icelandic: “Rosslyn-kapellan”
  • Italian: “cappella di Rosslyn”
  • Italian: “Cappella di Rosslyn”
  • Japanese: “アプレンティス・ピラー”
  • Japanese: “ロスリン礼拝堂”
  • Latvian: “Roslinas kapela”
  • Macedonian: “Рослински параклис”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rosslyn-kapellet”
  • Norwegian: “Rosslyn-kapellet”
  • Persian: “نمازخانه راسلین”
  • Polish: “Kaplica Rosslyn”
  • Portuguese: “Capela de Rosslyn”
  • Romanian: “Capela Rosslyn”
  • Russian: “Рослинская капелла”
  • Slovenian: “Rosslyn Chapel”
  • Slovenian: “rosslynska kapela”
  • Spanish: “Capilla Rosslyn”

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