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The Grand Lodge of Scotland is independent of, though in amity with, both of the other Grand Lodges established in the UK and Ireland, the United Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Lodge of Ireland. As of 2018, it consists of 32 provincial grand lodges in Scotland and 26 district grand lodges beyond the boundary of Scotland. [1]
This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in Europe. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit).
By Masonic convention, no Lodges are ever founded in an overseas jurisdiction once it possesses its own Grand Lodge, although lodges which pre-date the local Grand Lodge may continue to operate under their original constitution. In 1953 the Grand Lodge of Scotland chartered the Grand Lodge of the State of Israel as a sovereign Grand Lodge. [9] [10]
Masonic buildings in Scotland (4 P) F. Scottish Freemasons (101 P) G. Grand Lodge of Scotland (4 P) Pages in category "Freemasonry in Scotland"
The Royal Order of Scotland is an appendant order within the structures of Freemasonry.Membership is an honour extended to Freemasons by invitation. The Grand Lodge of the Royal Order of Scotland is headquartered in Edinburgh, with a total of 88 subordinate Provincial Grand Lodges; of these, the greatest concentration (more than a third) is in the British Isles, with the rest located in ...
Pages in category "Masonic buildings in Scotland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) No. 1; P.
List of Masonic buildings identifies notable buildings around the world associated with Freemasonry. Often these are significant landmarks in their towns or cities, and reflect the influence of Masons at one time. Most are buildings built for exclusive or shared use by Masonic lodges, Grand Lodges or other Masonic bodies. Many include original ...
In the 18th century, Scottish lodges spread beyond Scotland along with the growing British Empire. The Grand Lodge of Scotland began chartering daughter lodges in England, Europe, and the American colonies. [3] These new lodges practiced early forms of the Scottish Rite, helping spread its teachings globally.