• St GilesCathedral, founded in 1124 by King David I, has been a working church for almost 900 years.
  • St Giles' Cathedral (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais Naomh Giles), or the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Old Town of Edinburgh.
  • Members of the public queue to pay their respects to the Queen as she lies at rest at St GilesCathedral (Peter Byrne/PA).
  • Visit St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh Scotland? Info about the cathedral 'High Kirk' on the Royal Mile in the old town of Edinburgh.
  • In 1637 - after the Union of the Crowns - King Charles I tried to unify the Scottish and English faiths and made St Giles’ a cathedral.
  • Although St Giles' Cathedral is the Church of Scotland's principal place of worship, it is not technically a cathedral as it does not have a bishop.
  • St GilesCathedral is one of Scotland’s most important churches and home of the Scottish Reformation, making it a source of turbulent religious history.
  • For over 900 years St GilesCathedral has watched over the city in silent witness as the history of Scotland unfolded on its doorstep.
  • Image of St Giles' Cathedral including crown spire,© Peter Backhouse. ... Approximate duration and distances shown are from St Giles' Cathedral.
  • Visiting St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh is free, but if you want to take pictures or enter Thistle Chapel, there is a charge.