St Oran's Church
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St Oran's Church was a Gaelic-speaking congregation of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. Originating in the early 18th-century, the congregation continued until 1948, latterly meeting at Broughton
The congregation's last meeting-place, at Broughton Street
When Neil McVicar, a Gaelic-speaking Highlander, became minister of the West Kirk in 1707, its parish may have contained three to four hundred monolingual Gaelic speakers
A plaque on Johnston Terrace, marking the site of the Gaelic Chapel
The Protestant Institute, George IV Bridge, where the Gaelic congregation met from 1870 to 1875
Greyfriars Kirk
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Greyfriars Kirk is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is surrounded by Greyfriars Kirkyard.
St Oran's Church
…congregations in Edinburgh was unnecessary and, in 1948, St Oran's and St Columba's united to form the Highland Church, using the St Columba's buildings. Greyfriars Kirk maintains St Oran's tradition of Gaelic worship in Edinburghto the present. The first Gaelic Chapel was a simple T-plan building with seats for 800…
East end of Greyfriars Kirk
The signing of the National Covenant at Greyfriars in 1638
The exterior of Greyfriars as restored by David Cousin after the fire of 1845. Note the contrast in the shape of the roof between Old Greyfriars (right) and New Greyfriars (left).
The east gable