Edinburgh - Seton Collegiate Church

The origins of Seton Collegiate Church go back to 1242, the year in which a parish church dedicated to St Mary & Holy Cross was consecrated here by the Bishop of St Andrews. In 1544 parts of the church were badly damaged by an English army. The grounds house the remains of a number of buildings thought to be priests' houses, and there is a display of stonework recovered from Seton Palace, destroyed in 1715 and later replaced by Seton House which now stands to the west of the church.