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Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland
The
Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland
, or
Loyal Orange Institution of Scotland
, is the branch of the
Orange Order
in
Scotland
. It is a Protestant-only,
Masonic
-style
fraternity
that defends/promotes
Protestantism
, conservatism,
Britishness
, and the continued unity of the
United Kingdom
(i.e.
unionism
). It also campaigns against
Scottish independence
and was an official participant in the
2014 independence referendum
. Its headquarters are in
Bridgeton, Glasgow
and it claims about 50,000 members, the vast majority of whom are working-class Protestants from the
Scottish Lowlands
.
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