by Iain Sanders | Taken at Scotland on September 8, 2015
Visits I have to Historic Scotland sites.
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North Transept. The best preserved part of the church, rising to almost it's full height. Now the setting of the graves of Sir Walter Scott & Earl Haig. -
South Transept. Only the grand south gable survives. -
The Nave. The space used by the lay people attending services. Flanked by aisles. Little survives apart from the bases of the pillars. -
South Range. Little survives of the refectory, or dining room, that occupied the upper floor. The vaulted chambers below still stand. -
South Transept.
Marilyn Sloper likes this.
Marilyn SloperBeautiful photos, Iain. You really do have a talent for taking photographs. Is this a church or an abbey with a church attached?- September 8, 2015
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Marilyn SloperIf I had just READ the heading instead of gawking at the photo I would have KNOWN it was an Abbey, Iain! LOL! Sometimes I just get ahead of myself and act before I ...read.
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A 16th century tower house, near Gordon, in the Scottish Borders. -
The tower house was built in 1581for James Seton & his 2nd wife Jane Edmonstone. -
In the mid-1600's the tower passed to the Pringle family. -
Greenknowe, means Green Hill. Local tradition says, it's one of the most haunted places in the area. -
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Smailholm Tower was built by the Pringle family in the early 15th century. -
The Pringles were squires to the mighty Earl of Douglas, ( Black Douglas)
