James IV – The Hazel Tree

Churches, abbeys and chapels, History

Melrose Abbey

January 9, 2017 /

Scotland's first Cistercian monastery, Melrose still has an air of faded opulence

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The Garvellachs: just below the surface
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Wenlock Priory: hauntingly beautiful
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Dunstaffnage Chapel – haunted by sadness
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Holyrood Abbey

January 24, 2016 /

Following on from my feature on the Palace of Holyroodhouse, I'm taking a wander around the Abbey, where the story began...

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The old chapel of Kilvaree
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Melrose Abbey
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse

January 20, 2016 /

At one end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile is this sumptuous palace, with a jaw-dropping list of royal occupants and a rather blood-stained history...

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Two old arches and a warning in stone
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