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there were more than 50 secular religious houses. The proscription of the

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in 1567 meant that these houses had to close. Although Scotland endured the

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of the Reformation, there are still some handsome structures extant. Some Collegiate churches were converted into local parish

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s, whilst others have fallen to ruin, some a mixture of the two. As a response to the power of medieval monastiscm, the rulers of Scotland—in common with many other Northern European states—tried to control the power of the church by encouraging local magnates to commission secular houses of worship within their lands and often within their own fortalices. These churches were often considered as private fiefdoms within certain families as a means to ensure prayers for their souls and for the glory and immortality of their lines. Establishing previous monastic establishments as ''Collegia'' of

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s helped to "temporalise" authority over large areas of valuable land and increase the power of the crown.

Aberdeen

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Ayrshire

* Kilmaurs Collegiate Church * Maybole Collegiate Church

Dumfries & Galloway

* Lincluden Collegiate Church

East Lothian

* * Dunbar Collegiate Church * Dunglass Collegiate Church, East Lothian *

Seton Collegiate Church Seton Collegiate Church, known locally as Seton Chapel, is a collegiate church south of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is adjacent to Seton House. The church is designated as a scheduled monument. Description The church consists of t ...

* St. Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington * Yester Chapel /St. Cuthbert's Collegiate Church

Edinburgh

* Corstorphine Collegiate Church * Restalrig Collegiate Church * St. Giles Collegiate Church, Edinburgh * Trinity Collegiate Church and Hospital, Edinburgh

Fife

* Saint Salvator's Collegiate Chapel,

St Andrews St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fou ...

* Strathmiglo Collegiate Church

Glasgow

* Glasgow Collegiate Church

Highland

* Dornoch Collegiate Church *

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Midlothian

Crichton Collegiate Church Crichton Collegiate Church is situated about south-west of the hamlet of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. Origins and Pre-Reformation The site may have been the location of an old Christian shrine and about 1440 William Crichton, 1st Lord C ...

Dalkeith Collegiate Church Dalkeith ( ; gd, Dail Cheith, IPA: �t̪alˈçe is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-centu ...

* Collegiate Chapel of St. Matthew, Roslin

Moray

* Elgin Collegiate Church

Perth and Kinross

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Collegiate Church *

Dunblane Collegiate Church Dunblane (, gd, Dùn Bhlàthain) is a small town in the council area of Stirling in central Scotland, and inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links ...

* Innerpeffray Collegiate Church * Methven Collegiate Church

Scottish Borders

Peebles Collegiate Church Peebles ( gd, Na Pùballan) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. According to the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the estimate ...

Stirling

* Stirling Collegiate Church

West Dunbartonshire

* St Mary's Collegiate Church, Dumbarton To be sorted: * Semple Collegiate Church * Easter Fowlis Collegiate Church *

Saint Andrews St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fourt ...

* Brechin Collegiate Church * Guthrie Collegiate Church * Dunkeld Collegiate Church * Fortrose Collegiate Church * Tain Collegiate Church * Lismore Collegiate Church * Kilmun Collegiate Church {{Lists of churches in Scotland Churches in Scotland

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