Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel, originally named the
Collegiate Chapel of St. Matthew, is a
15th Century church in
Scotland in the village of
Roslin. It is the location of the Apprentice Pillar. The chapel was designed by
William Sinclair. Construction of the chape began in
1440, and the chapel was officially founded in
1446. Construction lasted for forty years.
The chapel is actually the choir of what was intended to be a much larger edifice. Construction of the larger structure was halted in 1484 after the death of Sinclair, who is buried in the chapel's foundation.
The chapel has been ascribed by some sources as a possible location of the Holy Grail.
External sites
Official site of Rosslyn Chapel