The Chapel Today

Although surviving for over 500 years, Rosslyn Chapel has not escaped the ravages of time. This, together with the Scottish climate and human intervention, means that urgent work is now required to safeguard the Chapel's future.

Over the last 10 years the canopy that you see pictured below has helped to keep rain off the Chapel roof and has allowed the building to gradually dry out. The canopy was erected in 1997, and was finally removed in August 2010.
This is one part of the major conservation project which is currently underway and includes work not only to the roof, but also to the stone, the carvings, the stained glass and organ.