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Rosslyn Chapel

Introduction
The Mystery
The History of the Chapel
The Carvings
Templars & Masons
The St Clair Family
Beneath the Chapel
The Thule Society
Earth Energy of Rosslyn
Related Locations
Rosslyn Chapel Today
Further Information
The Rosslyn Chapel Cubes Quest
Temple/Balantrodoch

ROSSLYN TODAY

Today Rosslyn Chapel, still a place of worship and in great demand for weddings, is an important tourist attraction, receiving around 25,000 visitors a year.

Still owned by the descendants of the St Clairs, the Earls of Rosslyn, it is administered by the Rosslyn Chapel Trust - chaired by Peter St Clair Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn - which is responsible for its preservation, upkeep and promotion. As one of Scotland's most important historic monuments and a vital part of the nation's heritage, the chapel is also regulated by Historic Scotland.

Another organisation dedicated to the preservation of the chapel and the St Clair heritage is the Friends of Rosslyn, whose chairman is businessman Niven Sinclair, who is himself a descendant of the St Clairs of Caithness.

The chapel is currently undergoing major restoration work (largely in order to correct problems caused by previous preservation work in the 1950s), in particular to dry out the waterlogged stone. A steel roof has been constructed over the building to protect it from the elements, which will remain for several more years until the stone has completely dried out. Although spoiling the appearance of the monument, it does have the advantage that the visitor can now climb to a steel walkway and see the ornate carvings and other features of the roof at close quarters.

Rosslyn Chapel remains an important place to both Freemasons and modern-day Knights Templar. Masons and Templars from across the world frequently visit the monument, and both organisations hold regular rituals and ceremonies in the chapel.

One of the chapel's most recent claims to fame is that, in 1998, it was featured in an issue of Batman comic.