 Decay had set in and the roof of the eastern limb collapsed during a gale on 4 December 1637 . In 1640 the General Assembly ordered Gilbert Ross , the minister of St Giles kirk , to remove the rood screen which still partitioned the choir and presbytery from the nave . Ross was assisted in this by the Lairds of Innes and Brodie who chopped it up for firewood . It is believed that the destruction of the great west window was caused by Oliver Cromwell 's soldiers sometime between 1650 and 1660 . 
 Decay <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> set in and the roof of the eastern limb collapsed during a gale on 4 December 1637 . In 1640 the General Assembly ordered Gilbert Ross , the minister of St Giles kirk , to remove the rood screen which still partitioned the choir and presbytery from the nave . Ross was assisted in this by the Lairds of Innes and Brodie <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>chopped it up for firewood . It is believed that the destruction of the great west window was caused by Oliver Cromwell <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>soldiers sometime between 1650 and 1660 . 
Decay done set in and the roof of da eastern limb collapsed durin a gale on 4 December 1637 . In 1640 tdaGeneral Assembly ordered Gilbert Ross , thdainister of St Giles kirk , to remove the rood screen which still partitioned the choir and presbytery from the nave . Ross was assisted in this by thedairds of Innes and Brodie chopped it up for firewood . It is believed dat the destruction of the daat west window was caused by Oliver Cromwell  soldiers sometime between 1650 and 1660 .