Manchester/Scotland 2025 - Edinburgh Castle St Margaret's Chapel

 

At the upper ground of Edinburgh Castle, is the oldest building in the castle, the St Margaret's Chapel. How cool was it to have a chapel being the oldest structure here. Was it the first building to be built here? Apparently not, it is just the oldest surviving building....

Here is a beautiful info board about the Chapel. It is a very very small chapel. That made it so much more intimate and lovely on its own. Before I write more about it, I thought I would just mentioned that there is another gift shop at the upper ground of the castle, and you could have a whiskey tasting there if you're in luck. They also sell whiskey there, small souvenir size ones. Note to self, I didn't drink a drop of whiskey in my last trip! I think that has got to change! I do love whiskey. So I've decided that I will do a whiskey tasting on my next trip! I read that I can get 3 drums for 10pound! I need to go find that location again!

Back to the chapel, it is a very very very small space chapel. Walking in was via a small tunnel like structure, which also form a part of the chapel building by itself! 

At the end of the tunnel was just this small altar, and three small windows with stained glass. It felt more like a personal church than one that has sermons and attended by the public. 

Here is a full scale of the chapel. With only two benches on either side for sitting. Frankly I love it! 

There was a St. Margaret Gospel Book on display, which I also love!

But because there were only limited stained glass inside the chapel, I decided to take a photo of every single one of it. So here is one that is red in themed and looked like a king or soldier with a sword fighting.  This was, after all a chapel in a castle....

We also have one that looked more religious, in blue themed. Blue for the colour of Scotland perhaps?

And this was my favourite one, in the colour purple, what looked like a hermit standing on a board at sea. I want to believe it's a hermit, but it could also be a knight, or a priest..... Should I google it? 

Bah! I did google it, and you can read more about it here. And it seems I missed one stained glass!

Ref:

Scottish Stained Glass Trust