The castle of Edinburgh . This little Chapel is one of the Holy Places of Scot-land ; a shrine for pilgrims ; a sanctuary set apart forworship and silent prayer. It recalls the Chapel of in Westminster Abbey and other sacred places, for inspite of all the vicissitudes and misfortunes that havebefallen her, St. Margarets has kept her sanctity. Standwithin her walls when the sun is shining through the stainedglass in the narrow windows, on a day when the sightseersare fewer than usual, and take no heed of those who her atmosphere envelop you and you will know thatyou are on Ho
The castle of Edinburgh . This little Chapel is one of the Holy Places of Scot-land ; a shrine for pilgrims ; a sanctuary set apart forworship and silent prayer. It recalls the Chapel of in Westminster Abbey and other sacred places, for inspite of all the vicissitudes and misfortunes that havebefallen her, St. Margarets has kept her sanctity. Standwithin her walls when the sun is shining through the stainedglass in the narrow windows, on a day when the sightseersare fewer than usual, and take no heed of those who her atmosphere envelop you and you will know thatyou are on Holy Ground. And though in a sense all groundis holy and the Lord is everywhere, yet His Presence ismore concentrated in certain places, owing perhaps to thefaith and prayers of those who have passed on before may we say with Jacob, Surely the Lord is in thisplace, and here all true disciples of whatever creed, mayworship in unity together and make this little Chapel ahouse of prayer—a silent Sanctuary.—(I. S.). /IRargarita: IRcgiiia Scotorunu THE CASTLE OF EDINBURGH 25 That a larger church existed is plain from the evidence ofancient documents wherein it is referred to as the Chapel ofSt. Mary the Virgin, or the great chapel. It thus appearsthere were two ancient churches in the Castle of Edinburgh—the little chapel in which Queen Margaret deposited hermost prized relic, the Black Eood, with its fragment of thetrue cross; and the larger building which continued down tothe eighteenth century, and formed the north side of thegreat quadrangle, on the same spot is building the shrineof the Scottish National War Memorial. In the accounts of Sir John Stirling, the subsequent custod-ian, dated June 1336,anentryappears for glazing four windowsin St. Margarets Chapel, and also for a leaden places beyond doubt that the small chapel still stand-ins is the one dedicated to St. Maigaret, and the interiorhas been restored with careful attention to the preservationo
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