An amateur photographer's hobby.
This post is primarily the ruins of the historic Lindisfarne Priory.
English Heritage – The history of the priory.
Headstones, St Mary’s Churchyard, , Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Hope Family Headstones, St Mary’s Churchyard, , Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Statue, St Aidan, Lindisfarne Priory, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Monument to St Aidan, Lindisfarne Priory, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
After a number of Viking raids, St Cuthbert’s coffin was removed from Lindisfarne and eventually buried in Durham Cathedral. As no evidence of his original shrine survives, English Heritage has commissioned a new monument, designed by sculptor Russ Coleman, to mark where the saint’s original burial place and the site of the miracles may have been located. Made from a large basalt boulder found locally, the monument in inset with Frosterley marble as a nod to the grave slab that marks St Cuthbert’s final resting place at Durham. Sitting on a Swaledale fossil plinth, which was found in the region and contains sea creature fossils, the monument stands within the ruins of the 12th-century priory, which claims direct descent from the early monastery.
Lindisfarne Priory, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Admiral Fitzroy’s Storm Barometer, Crown & Anchor Pub, The Market Place, Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Gateway & Path to Village, The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Navigation Beacons at North End of Ross Links, Middleton, Northumberland, England UK
The Beacons are called Guile Point (the easterly one) and Heugh Hill (westerly) or sometimes Guile Point East & West, Old Law, and are described as wooden interior, stone clad obelisks, established in 1826. They are 21m and 24m high respectively, solar powered lights were added in the early 1990’s and they mark safe passage for vessels approaching Holy Island Harbour.
Anglo-Saxon Archaeological Ruins & Lookout Tower, The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Possibly the the remains of the oldest Anglo-Saxon church in Northumbria. The church is thought to date to between A.D. 630 and 1050, most likely on the earlier end of the span, and may have been built on the same site where St. Aidan raised a wooden church in A.D. 635.
War Memorial (Cenotaph), The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
The great wave of memorial building after the First World War resulted in thousands of commemorative monuments being raised both at home and on the battlefield. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens was the most outstanding designer to work in this field. This is one of 15 War Crosses designed by Lutyens, sharing a broadly similar design. The earliest to be erected was at Miserden, Gloucestershire, in 1920; the latest at Station Road, York, in 1925.
In 1902, Lutyens had been commissioned by Edward Hudson to convert the C16 Lindisfarne Castle into a residential property. It is assumed that the commission for the war memorial arose because of the work that Lutyens had undertaken for Hudson. Lutyens donated his services to the War Memorial Committee. The memorial was carved in Doddington stone by Mr Tully of Belford; Lutyens chose this stone to chime with the stone of Lindisfarne Priory. At a well-attended ecumenical service, on 4 June 1922, the memorial was unveiled by Major Morley Crossman DSO and dedicated by Rev WB Hall.
An inscription to commemorate those local servicemen who died fighting during the Second World War was added at a later date. Following storm damage which broke the shaft in the winter of 1983-4, the top of the memorial was replaced.
Sir Edwin Lutyens OM RA (1869-1944) was the leading English architect of his generation. Before the First World War his reputation rested on his country houses and his work at New Delhi, but during and after the war he became the pre-eminent architect for war memorials in England, France and the British Empire. While the Cenotaph in Whitehall (London) had the most influence on other war memorials, the Thiepval Arch was the most influential on other forms of architecture. He designed the Stone of Remembrance which was placed in all Imperial War Graves Commission cemeteries and some cemeteries in England, including some with which he was not otherwise associated.
St Cuthbert’s Island from The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
A tidal island that is accessible by foot at low tide. – The RNLI Museum is on the right,
Relic, The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Ruins Adjacent to the Lookout Tower, The Heugh, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
16th century castle converted to a residence in 1902 by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Edward Hudson.
Images taken from inside the glassed-in lookout tower
Crown & Anchor Inn, Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
The pub dates to 1827
Door, Crown & Anchor Inn, Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Former GPO Marker, Market Place, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Not as old as it looks – it used to mark where a telephone cable runs by displaying the distance in Feet using up to three interchangeable numbers.
Britannia Cottage, Crossgates Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Mustard Close, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
RNLI Museum, Mustard Close, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Emblems, RNLI Museum, Mustard Close, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
The Old Lifeboat House was restored in 2015, 50 years after the last lifeboat was taken out of service on the island (there is now a volunteer Coastguard contingent on the island). It features an exhibition telling the story of the Lifeboats on the island, and is dedicated to the Lifeboat crews and islanders with a connection to the service.
The first lifeboat, the Grace Darling, a ten-oar boat, was introduced to Holy Island in 1865.
The last lifeboat (Gertrude) was launched for the last time on 4 October 1967, before she was transferred to Exmouth in Devon. Following the introduction of advanced navigation technology and the use of helicopters both for sea rescues and to evacuate casualties from the island, there was a decreased need for the lifeboat service, though the RNLI services from Seahouses and Berwick are still used.
These plates are either side of the doorway to the museum.
A common use today for the service:
Window, Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Rear Garden Gate, Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Iron Rails Cottage, Front Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Sign Post, Front Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Rural Land behind the Coast Guard Station, 2 St Cuthberts Square, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Old Pumps, Coast Guard Station, St Cuthberts Square, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Broken & Abandoned, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Anchor Chain Links, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Boat Shed, The Ouse, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Herring Boats, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Old herring fishing boats no longer seaworthy, brought ashore and upturned to convert to storage shelters
The Ouse, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Lindisfarne Harbour Wall, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Crab-Lobster Pots, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Fishing Boats, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Fisherman’s Boat, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Fisherman’s Hut, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Coastal Rocks, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Osborne’s Fort, Lindisfarne Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Built in 1671 as fortifications to supplement Lindisfarne Castle and defend against Dutch Raids.
Lindisfarne Castle across the Harbour, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Old Post Office House, Fenkle Street View, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Wall Lamp, Manor House Hotel, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Celtic Cross, Market Place, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
The cross was rebuilt in 1828 on the site of a medieval cross, and is Listed Grade II, including the railings.
Shipwrecked Mariners Society Charity Collection, Market Place, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
The Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Royal Benevolent Society. 16 Wilfred Street, London SW1.
Sundial, Market Place, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Included in the listing with the cross
Rain Barrel, Crossgates Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
RNLI Commemoration Plates, Crossgates Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
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RNLI Plaque, Crossgates Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Rosella Cottage, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Exhibit, Lindisfarne Priory Museum, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Derelict Shed, St Cuthbert’s Beach, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Stone Remnants, St Cuthbert’s Beach, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Steps to Gateway, St Cuthbert’s Beach, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Path & Gate to Mustard Close, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Flowers, Mustard Close, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Gate at Entrance to the Priory Ruins, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
In Memory, St Mary’s Churchyard, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Inscription:
Erected to the memory of eleven of the crew of the Holmrook S. S. who lost their lives through the vessel being wrecked on the False Emanuel Head, Holy Island 26th March 1892, of whom are buried here
W. B. Baines, Master
James Skinner
John James
A. Wilkinson
William Taylor
W. H. Robson
S. Haggerson
H. R. Guthrie
and another unidentified
John Nye
Nesting Birds, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Headstone, Henry Thomas McDonald, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
In
Memory
Of
Henry Thomas McDonald
Who was first in the
32nd and afterwards
Capt. in the 53rd Regt
And served long
In India
Died August 25th 1856
Aged 73 years
Also 2 of his sons
Died in infancy
Memorial Plaques, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Lindisfarne’s parish church of St Mary’s is thought to stand on the site of the wooden church built by St Aidan in 635 AD. Dating from between 1180 and 1300, the parish church is the oldest building on the island (older than the ruined Norman priory), though a round headed arch in the chancel, and a strange high level doorway, are certainly Saxon in style. Mostly, the church now dates from the 12th century.
The long nave could indicate that this is one of the churches of the original monastery, or it could have been built by the Christianised Vikings, for whom this was an important place.
“The Journey”, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Depiction of Monks carrying Cuthbert’s coffin away from Holy Island to protect it from Viking raiders.
Headstone, John Morton, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Headstone, George Murray, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Headstone, St Mary’s Church, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the north-east coast of Northumberland, England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. The island was originally home to a monastery, which was destroyed during the Viking invasions but re-established as a priory following the Norman Conquest of England.
Lindisfarne Priory, Holy island, Northumberland, England UK
Holy Island – is one of the most important centres of early English Christianity. Irish monks settled here in AD 635 and the monastery became the centre of a major saint’s cult celebrating its bishop, Cuthbert. The masterpiece now known as the Lindisfarne Gospels was created here in the early 8th century. The ruins now visible are those of a 12th-century priory, which claimed direct descent from the early monastery.
View to Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Lindisfarne’s parish church of St Mary’s is thought to stand on the site of the wooden church built by St Aidan in 635 AD. Dating from between 1180 and 1300, the parish church is the oldest building on the island (older than the ruined Norman priory), though a round headed arch in the chancel, and a strange high level doorway, are certainly Saxon in style. Mostly, the church now dates from the 12th century.
The long nave could indicate that this is one of the churches of the original monastery, or it could have been built by the Christianised Vikings, for whom this was an important place.
Headstone, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
I have not been able to find any information on this particular grave.
Askew Family Headstones, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Names:
Elizabeth Ann Askew – 1772 – 1857
Hugh Bertram Askew – 1785 – 1868
Isabel Askew – 1780 – 1864
John Askew – 1732 – 1794
Unknown Tomb, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Headstone of Lancelot Wilson, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Lancelot Wilson – d. 15 May 1822 Aged 77
Elizabeth Wilson – d. 2 October 1799
Joyce Wilson – d.14 June 1801
Ann Wilson d. 17 September 1802
Anne Wilson – d. unknown
Old Headstone, Graveyard, St Mary’s, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
” Here lyeth the Body of Mr Alexander Nicolson who being 10 years Minister of the Gospel in Holy Island Departed this life the 31st day of August 1711 and his age 65 “
‘Filled In’, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
St Aidan Statue, Lindisfarne Priory Grounds, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
In need of urgent preservation.
The Manor House Hotel & Car Park Entry, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
1962 Austin Healey 3000 Mk II, Manor House Hotel, Church Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
793 Spirits Co., Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Holiday Rentals, Farne Court (top) & Farne View (bottom), Fenkle Street, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Holiday Rentals, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
The Ship Inn, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Sally’s Cottage, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Stone Carving, T Wilson 1792, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Again, I have been unsuccessful in finding information on this.
To Kyle Gardens, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
The Lindisfarn Gospel Garden, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Note the lack of an “e” on Lindisfarn
Laneway, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Entrance Door, Marygate House, Marygate, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Marygate House Rear View, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Entrance Door, Town View Cottage, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Residential Property, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Bird Boxes, Victoria Cottage, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
St Cuthbert’s Centre United Reformed Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Gate, Vicarage, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Flowers, St Mary’s Church, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Inscription on Gate, Lewin’s Lane, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you “plant.
Priory Ruins, from St Mary’s Church, Church Lane, Lindisfarne, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
Old Post Office House, Market Place, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
On the way to our next stay, we passed through two wonderful towns that are well worth the stopover.
North Berwick & Dunbar
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St Andrew’s Church, Kirk Ports, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Category B Listed building and a National Monument.
St Andrew’s at Kirk Ports continued to be the main church in North Berwick, with renovations and extensions taking place for over two centuries. In the 19th century, a population boom caused by growing industry led to its space for 500 churchgoers to become insufficient. The town’s second St Andrew’s held its last service one year and two days short of the 220th anniversary of its inauguration, on June 3, 1883. The third St Andrew’s held its first services just a week later.
The current ruin status of the second kirk was partly by design, as it was decided that upon moving the religious services to the new church, this older one was to have its roof disassembled and the rest of the building stripped of the most valuable materials. The walls would be allowed to stand to become what it is now: a ‘picturesque ruin’.
View an information pamphlet here:
War Memorial, Cnr Quality Street and East Road, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Victorian Era Street Lamp, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Commemoration Tree, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Inscription:
This sycamore tree was planted by King Edward VII on October 10th 1902 to commemoration the Royal visit to North Berwick in the year of his coronation.
Street Sign, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
….and not a box of chocolates in sight….
The Lodge, Walltower House, East Road, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Originally Well Tower, named due to nearby (now covered) well.
The Ship Inn, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Zitto Wine Bar & Restaurant, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
No. 12, Hotel & Bistro, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Former Blackadder Free Church, Cnr Forth Street & Victoria Road, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
This is now a Baptist church
Information on John Blackadder here:
St Andrew Blackadder Church, High Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Bronze Church Bell, St Andrew Blackadder Church, St Andrew Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
The bell dates to 1642
County Police Station Sign, High Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Pink, Police Station Flower Pots, High Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Dog’s Head Door Knocker, 74 High Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Street Sign, Kirk Ports, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
West Bay, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Bass Rock, Canty Bay, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
The rock is uninhabited, but historically has been settled by an early Christian hermit, and later was the site of an important castle, which after the Commonwealth period was used as a prison. The island belongs to Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, whose family acquired it in 1706, and before to the Lauder family for almost six centuries. The Bass Rock Lighthouse was constructed on the rock in 1902, and the remains of an ancient chapel survive.
Craigleith, Firth of Forth, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Craigleith is part of a chain of four islands near North Berwick, along with Bass Rock, Fidra and the Lamb. Of these, it is the closest to the town’s harbour.
North Berwick across Milsey Bay, Haugh Road Beach, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Former Dunbar Tolbooth, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK
The first municipal building in Dunbar was a tolbooth which dated back at least to the first half of the 16th century. After it became dilapidated, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style with harled rubble masonry from a quarry at Innerwick to create the current structure which was completed in 1593.
Used as a council chamber and as a courthouse. It was the venue for the trials and convictions of some 73 women accused of witchcraft, for which the penalty was execution by strangulation and burning.
Mercat Cross, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK
The charter of 1370 by David II King of Scots establishing Dunbar as a burgh of barony required, among other things, the erection of a “public mercat cross”, to be the location of a weekly market. “[Mercat” – Scottish version of “Market”.]
The cross that stands in front of Dunbar Town House is not the original one. It was placed there in 1912 when it was assembled from fragments of different dates, the ashlar octagonal shaft then being thought to have been part of the historic cross. Research into its’ history continues, but present evidence suggests it can best be described as being representative of a possible succession of crosses that stood in the High Street from 1370 to the mid-18th century.
Statue Dedicated to John Muir, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK
A romanticized Peter Pan-like statue of world famous conservationist John Muir born in Dunbar 1838, then emigrated to the USA in 1849. Muir became a naturalist and founded the National Parks in the States, beginning with Yosemite, California. Further details from John Muir’s Birthplace museum, 128 High Street. In October 1997, the bronze statue was unveiled by Magnus Magnusson, inquisitor of the television quiz Mastermind.
Sculptor Valentin Znoba (1929-2006)was born in the Ukraine. Studied at Ukraine Institute of Fine Art between 1947 and 1953. Participated in many exhibitions in Europe, the UK and elsewhere. Between 1995 and 1997, Znoba executed several other works in Scotland, notably Freedom – a bronze of Sir William Wallace astride a rearing horse now in the possession of Abertay University, Dundee
Pub Sign, The Eagle Inn, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Black Bull Close, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK
Eyemouth Beach, Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
If you are in this part of the world then a visit to this historic site is well worth while.
Inchcolm Abbey is a medieval abbey located on the island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The Abbey, which is located at the centre of the island, was founded in the 12th century. Later tradition placed it even earlier, in the reign of King Alexander I of Scotland (1107–24), who had taken shelter on Incholm when his ship was forced ashore during a storm in 1123. It is said he resided there for three days with the Hermit of Incholm.
The Abbey was first used as a priory by Augustinian canons regular, becoming a full abbey in 1235. The island was attacked by the English from 1296 onwards, and the Abbey was abandoned after the Scottish Reformation in 1560. It has since been used for defensive purposes, as it is situated in a strategically important position in the middle of the Firth of Forth.
Inchcolm Abbey has the most complete surviving remains of any Scottish monastic house. The cloisters, chapter house, warming house, and refectory are all complete, and most of the remaining claustral buildings survive in a largely complete state. The least well-preserved part of the complex is the monastic church.
In July 1581 stones from the abbey were taken to Edinburgh to repair the Tolbooth
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Inchcolm Abbey Ruins, Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland UK
Old Bridge, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK
The old bridge built in 1680 is now a pedestrian bridge only. It is a Grade II Listed Building
England-Scotland Border Stone, Carter Bar, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
Jedburgh Abbey, Abbey Bridge End, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK
Jedburgh Abbey & Canongate Bridge, Abbey Bridge End, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK
Jedburgh is one of the four great abbeys established in the Scottish Borders in the 1100s. David I founded a priory here in 1138 and raised it to abbey status in 1154. The brethren may have come here from St Quentin Abbey, near Beauvais, France. Monastic life was largely routine. But the abbey’s border location meant it was caught up in the conflict between Scotland and England in the later Middle Ages. The canons had to evacuate the premises during the Wars of Independence in the 1300s. The demise of Jedburgh’s monastic life was sealed by further attacks in the 1400s, major raids in the 1500s & the Protestant Reformation of 1560.
We did not visit the ruins as we had done so on a previous visit.
Trinity Church, Cnr Newcastle & Oxnam Roads, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland UK
Melrose Abbey Ruins, Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
Unfortunately I could only walk around the outside of the building itself as it was undergoing preservation work and was considered dangerous within the ruin.
The abbey was founded in 1136 by King David I of Scotland. It was established by the Cistercian monks. It was attacked several times and following a foray by Richard II in 1385 it was completely rebuilt.
Only a very small part of the first abbey church survives. The present building of rose-coloured stone dates almost entirely to the post-1385 rebuilding. Yet Melrose is still considered one of the most magnificent examples of medieval church architecture anywhere in the British Isles.
It is the place where the heart of Robert the Bruce was interred.
Commendator’s House Museum, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
The Commendator’s House Museum lays claim to having the largest collection of medieval artefacts on display anywhere in Scotland. It forms part of Melrose Abbey.
A commendator is a person who is responsible for overseeing a benefice, which is a type of church property. They are called “commendators” because the property is entrusted to their care. In history, a “commendatus” was someone who swore loyalty to a lord and was placed under their protection.
Doors of the Commendator’s House, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
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The centre image is a door with a “Marriage Lintel”. The initials of James Douglas, the Commendator of Melrose Abbey & those of his wife Mary Kerr of Ferniehirst (whom he married in 1587), appear with the date 1590 on a recut lintel over the main entrance. This was a common practice of the times but died out by the end of the 19th century.
The lintels serve as a record of a marriage and the joining together of two families, who were often aristocratic or monied. Lintels could be added to a building which was built specifically for the married couple, or were carved into a pre-existing lintel. They were always set over the main entrance and some also appear inside houses, above the most visible fireplace. Wherever they were placed, they were meant to be seen. They are a feature of the east coast of Scotland and date primarily from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries.
Windows, Commendator’s House, Melrose Abbey, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
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Corbels, Commendator’s House Museum, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
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Corbels were supports for the beams set into walls. These came from domestic buildings associated with the abbey. c1200s
Road Sign, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
Old Stone Gate Posts, Harmony Cottage, Abbey Street, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
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Turret Clock Works, Commendator’s House, Cloisters Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
This was erected on the end of the abbey church in 1762.
Old Tweed Bridge, River Tweed, Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
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The Old Tweed Bridge was opened by Sir Walter Scott in 1832. Having operating as the main link between Selkirk and Galashiels for 140 years. It is now a dedicated pedestrian bridge.
Old priory that played host to both King Edward I and Robert Bruce during in its tumultuous history.
An excellent detailing of the history of the priory can be found at this site:-
Google Maps View of Location
The Ruin of the Gateway Entrance to the site.
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK
Side Door of Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK
Interior, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK
Memorial Plaques
Internal Doorway, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK
Access Door to Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK
Doorway to Dacre Hall, Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK
Tombs, Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK
Cemetery, Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK
Grave Stones, Lanercost Priory Cemetery, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK
Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK
GOOGLE EARTH VIEW
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Exhibits, Vindolanda Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Sculpture Exhibit, Vindolanda Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Vindolanda Museum Gardens, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Chainley Burn, Vindolanda Museum Gardens, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Chainley Burn, Vindolanda Museum Gardens, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Stone Post, Roman Army Museum, Pennine Way, Greenhead, Brampton, Northumberland, England UK
Majestic Tree, Roman Army Museum, Pennine Way, Greenhead, Brampton, Northumberland, England UK
Section of Hadrian’s Wall, Upper Denton, Brampton, Northumberland, England UK
This section is adjacent to the Birdoswald Roman Fort ruins.
Ruins of Birdoswald Roman Fort, Upper Denton, Brampton, Northumberland, England UK
Hadrian’s Wall Banks East Turret, Pike Hill, Banks, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK
Housesteads Roman Fort, Military Road, Haydon Bridge, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Housesteads Roman Fort was an auxiliary fort on Hadrian’s Wall,at Housesteads, Northumberland, England. It is dramatically positioned on the end of the mile-long crag of the Whin Sill over which the Wall runs, overlooking sparsely populated hills. It was called the “grandest station” on the Wall and is one of the best-preserved and extensively displayed forts. It was occupied for almost 300 years.
The name of the fort has been given as Vercovicium, Borcovicus, Borcovicium, and Velurtion. An inscription found at Housesteads with the letters VER, is believed to be short for Ver(covicianorum), the letters ver being interchangeable with bor in later Latin.
The 18th-century farmhouse of Housesteads provides the modern name.
A Local Visitor, Military Road, Haydon Bridge, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Shaded Seating Area, Vindolanda Museum and Archaeological Site, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
The seat supports are from the archaeological excavations.
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort (castrum) just south of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, which it pre-dated. Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD. Located near the modern village of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, it guarded the Stanegate, the Roman road from the River Tyne to the Solway Firth. It is noted for the Vindolanda tablets, a set of wooden leaf-tablets that were, at the time of their discovery, the oldest surviving handwritten documents in Britain.
Vindolanda Archaeological Site, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
“The Way Home to Rome”, Roman Army Museum, Pennine Way, Greenhead, Brampton, Northumberland, England UK
Exhibits, Roman Army Museum, Pennine Way, Greenhead, Brampton, Northumberland, England UK
Majestic Tree, Roman Army Museum, Pennine Way, Greenhead, Brampton, Northumberland, England UK
Countryside View, Roman Army Museum, Pennine Way, Greenhead, Brampton, Northumberland, England UK
Crindledykes Lime Kiln, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
“Crindledykes Lime Kiln” stands beside a minor road running from the Military Road, west of Housesteads Roman Fort, to Bardon Mill. It is one of several limekilns built in this area in the C19th to turn locally quarried limestone into quicklime. Coal was brought from the nearby Barcombe Coal Mine via a waggonway. It is the only kiln in Northumberland which had four draw arches supplied from a single upper pot, although two were later blocked up to reduce production in the early 1900s.
