The chapel of St Salvator's College stands at the centre of the medieval university, just inside the great gate on North Street. Its slender stone tower has dominated the rooflines of the town since 1450. Inside, the carved stone reredos behind the high altar and the tomb of the founder, Bishop James Kennedy, are both original survivors of the Reformation.
The chapel is still in regular use by the university; Sunday services are open to all and a choir from the College sings most weeks of term. The cobblestone monogram "PH" on the pavement outside the gate marks the spot where Patrick Hamilton — the first martyr of the Scottish Reformation — was burnt for heresy in 1528. A persistent student tradition holds that to step on the letters is to fail your degree.