July 9th, 1857
Then we went to St. Giles's Cathedral, which I shall not describe, it having been kirkified into three interior divisions by the Covenanters.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
In fact St Giles Church, Edinburgh, has a really fascinating history but this is Hawthorne's Guide and he said he's not going to describe it.
floor plan at the time Hawthorne visited
footnote: when HM Queen Elizabeth II died, she lay in state in this church
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