Glebe land in Scotland was subject to the Church of Scotland (Property and Endowments) Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 33), section 30, [8] which meant that it would be transferred little by little to the General Trustees of the Church of Scotland. [9]

Nov 7, 2017 · Because of its original purpose, glebe land is usually situated within a settlement or close on the outskirts of the settlement, with a high chance of it being zoned for development, which can make the land very valuable.

Glebe Lands (Scotland) Act 1866 1866 CHAPTER 71. An Act to facilitate the letting on Lease, feuing, or selling Glebe Lands in Scotland. [6th August 1866]

Glebe (/ ɡliːb /, also known as church furlong, rectory manor or parson's close (s)) is an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. The land may be owned by the church, or its profits may be reserved to the church. Conjectural map of a medieval manor.

Archaeologists and community volunteers excavating the site of Glebe Field in Aberlady, East Lothian, have discovered the foundations of an Anglo-Saxon building that is the largest Anglo-Saxon structure found on Scotland.

Glebe is a recreation area in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Glebe is situated nearby to the cemetery Hume Church, as well as near the ruins Earl's Aisle. Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glebe Cairn is a substantial circular mound of stones – today it stands 30m wide and 3m tall. Excavations in 1864 revealed a cist – or stone-built coffin – within the cairn, surrounded by two concentric rings of upright boulders.

Discover something of Kilmartin’s later prehistoric past at this impressive Bronze Age tomb. Glebe Cairn is the northernmost of the five burial cairns that line the valley floor in Kilmartin Glen.

In England and Scotland, where glebe is held by the established Churches of those countries, there are now special laws regarding the leasing, sale, or exchange of such property, and all such transactions are subject to the approval of the land commissioners.

Glebe (also known as church furlong, rectory manor or parson's close (s)[1][2]) is an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. In the Roman Catholic and Anglican church traditions, a glebe is land belonging to a benefice and so by default to its incumbent.