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Forester heraldic shield
McKay, Joyce, 1991, Photograph
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Forester heraldic shield
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31805
Title
Forester heraldic shield on the gate of the churchyard at Corstorphine Old Parish, Kirk loan
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McKay, Joyce
Date
1991
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18.9 x 13.0 cm
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Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Corstorphine Old Parish Church, also know as Corstorphine Collegiate Church, was built in the late 14th or early 15th century by Sir Adam Forrester and dedicated to St John the Baptist. It was constructed adjacent to an earlier church which was demolished in the 17th Century. It was extended and became a collegiate church in 1429. The church has been subject to extensive alterations during its history.
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