Grand Lodge of Scotland

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The Grand Lodge of Scotland is the governing body of Scottish Freemasonry, historically influential in shaping Masonic traditions and practices adopted across the Anglo-American Masonic world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Masonic grand lodge ⓘ
governing body ⓘ
associatedWith Scottish Rite bodies (independently governed) ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Rite
country Scotland ⓘ
followsPrinciple Landmarks of Freemasonry ⓘ
belief in a Supreme Being ⓘ
foundedInPeriod 18th century ⓘ
governs Scottish Freemasonry ⓘ
hasBody Board of General Purposes ⓘ
Grand Committee ⓘ
hasHeritage Scottish Masonic traditions ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Scottish Masonic districts overseas ⓘ
Scottish craft lodges ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle Grand Master Mason ⓘ
hasMotto Latin Masonic motto (varies by usage) ⓘ
influenced Anglo-American Freemasonry ⓘ
Masonic lodge organization ⓘ
Masonic ritual practices ⓘ
influencedBy Ancients Grand Lodge of England ⓘ
Premier Grand Lodge of England ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Edinburgh ⓘ
Freemasons’ Hall, Edinburgh ⓘ
maintains Masonic library ⓘ
Masonic museum ⓘ
register of Scottish lodges ⓘ
notableFor distinct Scottish ritual forms ⓘ
historical influence on global Masonic practice ⓘ
role in spread of Freemasonry through the British Empire ⓘ
organizes Grand Lodge communications ⓘ
installation of Grand Master Mason ⓘ
oversees Masonic degrees in Scotland ⓘ
charitable activities of Scottish lodges ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ
partOf mainstream regular Freemasonry ⓘ
publishes Masonic proceedings ⓘ
recognizes Grand Lodge of Ireland ⓘ
United Grand Lodge of England ⓘ
regulates Masonic discipline in its jurisdiction ⓘ
recognition of other grand lodges ⓘ
standards of lodge conduct ⓘ
religionOrTradition Freemasonry ⓘ
scope international through districts ⓘ
national ⓘ
typeOfMembership male-only (regular Freemasonry) ⓘ
usesRite Scottish Masonic ritual ⓘ

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Anglo-American Freemasonry → historicalInfluenceFrom → Grand Lodge of Scotland ⓘ
The Farewell to the Brethren of St. James's Lodge, Tarbolton → associatedWith → Freemasonry in Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Grand Lodge of Scotland
Anderson’s Constitutions of 1723 → influenced → Grand Lodge of Scotland constitutions ⓘ
linked to: Grand Lodge of Scotland
Scottish Royal Arch system → partOf → Scottish Freemasonry ⓘ
linked to: Grand Lodge of Scotland
Grand Lodge of Ireland → recognizes → Grand Lodge of Scotland ⓘ
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland → partOf → Grand Lodge of Scotland ⓘ