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Stirling, St John Street, Church of the Holy Rude

Church (15th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century)
Stirling, St John Street, Church of the Holy Rude
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stirling, St John Street, Church of the Holy Rude as Church (15th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling is traditionally associated with the Holy Rude Stone, said to have been used to cradle the body of Christ after the Crucifixion, though this relic was removed during the Reformation. The church itself has historical significance as the site where the young James V of Scotland was crowned in 1512.

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