The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Scotland is the first volume of David MacGibbon’s comprehensive survey of Scotland’s churches, abbeys, and cathedrals from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century. Together with his co-author Thomas Ross, MacGibbon documented Scottish architecture with a thoroughness that made their works standard references for generations.
This volume traces the development of religious building in Scotland, describing the fabric, plans, and ornament of monastic and parish churches with measured drawings and careful observation. It records many buildings now ruined or much altered. For students of Scottish architecture and medieval ecclesiastical building, MacGibbon’s survey remains an authoritative and richly detailed foundation, preserving a systematic account of the nation’s religious heritage in stone.