stained glass window

Stained glass window of St Michael’s Church Linlithgow. Consecrated in 1242 on the site of an earlier church, most of the present building dates from the 15th century with some 19th- and 20th-century restoration. Situated beside Linlithgow Palace, its history is intertwined with that of the royal House of Stewart. In 1452 Mary Queen of Scots who was born in Linlithgow Palace and baptised in St Michael's Church. In 1646, Oliver Cromwell stabled horses in the nave and billeted soldiers in the triforium. The historic crown steeple was taken down in 1821; the modern aluminium crown was erected in 1964. (see extra pic)