 "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labour in vain that built it" |
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"Unless the Lord builds the house, they labour in vain that built it" |
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| Steeped in antiquity, this ancient and honorable Lodge was founded circa 1140 AD at approximately the same time as the erection of the
nearby Kilwinning Abbey.
Schaw, the "Maister o' Work" and "Warden General o'er a' the masons" wrote in the now famous statutes of 1598 and 1599 that Mother Kilwinning was the "Heid (Head) Lodge o' Scotland." As a founder member of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1736, Mother Kilwinning is placed at the head of the roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland and now has the famous and distinctive Number '0'. The Lodge, situated in Main Street, Kilwinning, meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month throughout the year. |
 The Three Locations of the Lodge - Chapter House, Old Lodge and New Lodge |
 The Lodge |
A recent change in masonic history saw the modification to an agreement
signed in 1807 with the Grand Lodge of Scotland amended in 1983 whereby
(a) Mother Kilwinning has the right for all time coming to nominate a brother
to become the Grand Bible Bearer in the Grand Lodge of Scotland. |