About Sacred Scotland
Sacred Scotland, the website of Scotland's Churches Scheme, opens the door to Scotland's story by exploring living traditions of faith across the country.
The site is a starting point to access information on Scotland's churches of all denominations and a starting point for your special journeys. You can be assured of a warm welcome when you arrive, not as strangers but as pilgrims and honoured guests. Read more
2010 Regional Guides Now Available
The Regional Guides for North-East Scotland, Glasgow & the Clyde Valley and Borders & East Lothian are now available. More...
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Find out how you can use this website to find the types of churches you are interested in.
Search for churches based on their location, denomination, period of construction and people associated with the churches.
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Publications
Scotland's Churches Scheme publishes various publications available to buy or download for free.
Featured Publication
Sacred Highlands
Published to celebrate the Year of Highland Culture 2007, this book had its origins in the desire of an ecumenical group of Christians to celebrate the influences which faith has had on the development of Highland culture. This book encourages people not only to read about the sacred places and our fathers in the faith who lived there, but more importantly to go out and visit them. Sorry, this book is out of print.
Featured Church
St Francis Xavier Church, Carfin
Carfin
(Pilgrimage Centre, 10am-5pm) The Parish was founded 1862; the present church dates from 1973, the hall from 2008. The church grounds contain the Carfin Lourdes grotto, founded in 1920s which is open throughout the year with...
