These are the ruins of Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders, founded by Cistercian monks in 1136, and now maintained by Historic Scotland. Alexander II and other Scottish kings and nobles are buried at the abbey and the embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce is said to be buried here. We visited it on a sunny April day last year.
Below is a view from the roof:
and here is a close up of two of the gargoyles:
Posted for Saturday Snapshot, hosted by Alyce of At Home With Books.
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How beautiful and ancient.
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Great composition, Margaret. Love the gargoyle pic!
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Oh, I love these photos! I’m a big fan of castles, ruins, etc. Even gargoyles! Thanks for sharing.
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I enjoy roaming though ancient ruins, so much history there and just imagine what it was like back then.
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Great photos! I especially love the gargoyles.
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I love all of those shots and how they show such different views of the abbey! The view from the top is especially neat.
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Gorgeous architecture!! I’d love to visit there someday!
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Hi!
Beautiful old building. Happy to hear someone is taking care of it. Have a great day!
Sherrie
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Margaret – Oh, these are so gorgeous! You’ve really captured the beauty of those ruins.
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The rolling green lawn looks so peaceful. I want to walk barefoot on it. Nice shots!
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I love the architecture on the roof! All those little statues in the pillars. Lovely photos!
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What an odd coincidence! I’ve seen 3 other people post photos of these same ruins (from different angles) in the last week. Really, really beautiful.
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Hi Margaret,
What some fantastic, unusual shots and what a great place for a visit.
There are some more brilliant pictures of the Abbey here: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/melrose/melroseabbey/
and I love the story about Robert The Bruce’s heart being encased in lead and buried at Melrose.
The views of the surrounding countryside are great also.
Thanks for sharing, glad you had a good time on your visit.
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I always look forward to your photos, Margaret.
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I love the ruins and the moss adds so much to the photos I thought.
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Enjoyed looking at the photographs!
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