- This St. Giles Cathedral was erected in 1124 by order of King David I. The Edinburgh Cathedral takes its name from the canon Richard Giles.
- St Giles’ Cathedral is one of Scotland’s most important churches and home of the Scottish Reformation, making it a source of turbulent religious history.
- Situated between Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse is St Giles’ Cathedral, built on an ancient sanctuary built during the ninth century .
- St Giles Cathedral in edinburgh is a 900-year-old historic building on the Royal Mile that is famous for its links to John Knox and Mary Queen of Scots.
- St Giles' Cathedral (although not technically a Cathedral as it is a Protestant church) is the historic City Church of Edinburgh.
- St Giles' Cathedral lies on Edinburgh's Royal Mile about two thirds of the way up from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to Edinburgh Castle.
- Discover the statue of John Knox, the leader of the movement and the minister, and find out why St Giles' Cathedral is not actually a cathedral.
- St Giles Cathedral is also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh. It is a church located in the old town of Edinburgh on the Royal Mile.
- Also known as High Kirk, St Giles' Cathedral has a distinctive crown steeple which dominates the city’s skyline.
- You can find St Giles’ Cathedral in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, on the High Street section of the Royal Mile, just a ten-minute walk down from the Castle.