The crypt provides the final resting place for around 2,000 men, women and children who fled Ireland during the great famine ...

One of Scotland's oldest surviving churches has held its last regular Sunday service. Birnie Kirk, on the outskirts of Elgin in Moray, was built in 1140. The 12th Century building is due to close ...

The Catholic Church was very powerful in Scotland prior to the Reformation. Religion was a focal point for daily life of ordinary people in 16th century Scotland. Being a good Catholic and ...

The Church of Scotland report said it aimed "to reshape the church estate". Rev Scott Rennie, planning convener for the Presbytery, said there were "many more" church buildings than needed and ...