History of Leith, Edinburgh

Templar Treasure

arrested, the Templar fleet stationed at La Rochelle quietly slipped away. According to tradition and a lot of evidence it carried the records of the Order, and the treasure of the Templar Preceptory of Paris, taking them to the West and East coast of Scotland. Some of these ships must have come to Leith as Berwick was in English hands (more…)

Leith and the Holy Grail

Surely a port on the east coast of Scotland couldn’t have a link with the Cup of Christ…or could it?
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Templars and Leith

Find out about the connection between Leith and the religous military order of the Knights Templar
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Templars and the Tau Cross

The Tau is a figure constructed of five lines and is considered an important emblem or badge in Royal Arch Masonry and was the symbol of the Knight Templars of St Anthony of Leith. Find out why….

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