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Dryburgh Abbey was
founded in 1150. Like most of the border abbeys it was ravaged during the
wars with England. Daily life continued at the abbey for the
Premonstratensian
Monks despite these
attacks and the Abbey continued to function until the reformation in 1560.
Dryburgh Abbey is also famous for being the burial place of Sir Walter Scott and
Field Marshall Earl Haig. The picturesque ruins of this Abbey are
remarkably whole and it is well worth a visit. For a more in-depth history
of Dryburgh Abbey click
here.
The photo above was taken in the Chapter house of the Abbey. You can clearly see several orbs spread around the left hand side of the picture. What is not clearly visible in this photo are the outlines of two burial sites in this room, one at the top right of the floor and the other roughly in the middle of the room. These two burial sites are believed to be the final resting places of two of the Abbey's more senior Cannons.
This photo clearly shows a misty shape,
which I have circled. There was nothing visible to the naked eye when it
was taken, it was only when I looked at it when I got home that this was seen.
The sceptics among you might say that it is a cloud but I think that if you look
closer and compare it to the clouds in the photo it is completely different.
This photo again shows a misty shape which I have circled. As with above nothing was visible to the naked eye and was only seen when I got home. I don't believe that this one can be passed off as a cloud as no other low level cloud can be seen. The area where this misty shape can be seen would once have been a walkway similar to the one on the other side of the wall.
Kelso Abbey, in the Scottish Borders is a beautiful ruin of a once proud Abbey. Here is a brief history of the place and if you want a more in-depth history then click here. Kelso Abbey was built in 1128 by King David I and was later dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and St John. The Abbey was attacked many times during it's history due to it's close proximity to the border with England and by the year 1550 the Abbey had been reduced to not much more than rubble.
Today the Abbey is in the care of Historic
Scotland and is open to the public for free. Not much of the Abbey still
stands but it is still worth a visit by anyone who is interested in Historic
Buildings or History and lets face it, there are not many historic monuments
where you can get free entry.
The photo below was taken at the memorial
for the dukes of Roxburgh which stands in the grounds of Kelso Abbey. I
have circled the orb which can clearly be seen at the top right hand corner of
the picture floating above the beautiful stained glass window. It was the
only picture taken by me at the Abbey that shows anything of this nature.
On the day we visited Kelso Abbey Debs decided to stay in the car so only myself
and my young son went into the Abbey. When I returned to the car
Debs told me that she had picked up on three deaths here at the
Abbey. All three of them being people who had fallen from a parapet in
front of the main windows at the side of the Abbey. She
felt that one had been a suicide, one had been accidental and that one had
possibly been murder. She also felt the presence of a priest or monk who
she felt had a connection with one of these deaths.
Dryburgh and Kelso Abbeys are in the care of Historic Scotland. To find out opening times and admission prices click on the link below.
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