Construction on the chapel was begun in 1456. Both the outside and inside are covered in ornate carvings.
And there were also various gargoyles and faces carved into the stone.
Everywhere we looked there was some other ornate carving to see. Unfortunately, photos aren't allowed inside the chapel.
Some of the carvings depict items that weren't known in Scotland at the time they were carved - such as corn - leading many stories to develop around the chapel. There are also theories that Rosslyn Chapel is connected to the Knights Templar and the Freemasons.
After the chapel we drove and drove to Jedburgh to see Jedburgh Abbey. The ruined abbey sits on a bluff right in the middle of town, looming over the residents like a fallen guardian.
It is beautiful.
Jedburgh Abbey was established in the 1100s. All that remains now is a shadow of what it once was. But what a shadow!
While we were at the abbey, we asked the helpful salesperson in the gift shop if there was a McDonald's in town. We were desperate for a burger. There wasn't one in Jedburgh, but he told us there was one in a nearby town. Off we went for the best McDonald's hamburger I have ever eaten!
The next day we left Scotland
and drove into England.
The next day we left Scotland
and drove into England.
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