Melrose Abbey and the heart o' Bruce

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A view from the bell tower.

Looking down from the bell tower to the Presbytery.

A view down the outer wall into the graveyard.

There is a fairly extensive graveyard attached to Melrose Abbey.

An interpretation notice explains the ancient Scottish tradition of burying the heart in a lead casket.

Robert the Bruce's Heart is buried within this chamber.

At Bruce's grave.
His heart is encased here, though the remainder of his body is in a separate grave at Dunfermline Abbey.

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Basement Latrine Pit, flushed by the Great Drain.

Concluding this photo tour with these 15th century cloisters.

[Rusty]

Thanks for the great photo's. It's a great pity our ancestors had to destroy buildings such as these