Rosslyn Chapel. Knight on horseback

Nikola Benin

A possible representation of William ‘the Seemly’ St Clair, the first of the St Clairs to settle in Scotland

William is said to have brought a portion of the True Cross or ‘Holy Rood’ to Scotland. An alternative theory is that the figure holding a cross behind the knight may represent Queen Margaret whom William escorted from Hungary to marry Malcolm Canmore, King of Scotland, in 1070.