The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Dunfermline Abbey

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Christianity

Royal abbey and mausoleum containing the burial traditions of St Margaret, Robert the Bruce and other Scottish monarchs.

St Margaret of Scotland

St Andrews Cathedral

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Christianity

Ruined medieval cathedral that made St Andrews the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland and a major pilgrimage destination.

St Andrew