Abbey Church of Dunfermline with Abbey in front
I've not captured this before, it's quite an imposing buliding
Some info - Church
The Abbey Church of Dunfermline is two very distinct churches, joined in the middle. The effect is unexpected but attractive: strangely reminiscent of a Griffin, the mythical creature with the rear half of a lion and the front half of an eagle
During the building of the new Abbey Church in 1819 bones believed to be those of Robert the Bruce, because of their position and because of a cut breastbone (to allow the removal of his heart), were discovered. Robert was reinterred in the centre of the new Abbey Church, 560 years after his death.
His grave now lies under the magnificent pulpit covered by a large brass grave marker. And to celebrate his presence the words "KING ROBERT THE BRUCE" were formed with large stone lettering around the four sides of the crown of the tower. Subtle it isn't, but striking it most certainly is
Info - Abbey Church
Dunfermline Abbey can trace its roots back to 1070. That was when King Malcolm III married Queen Margaret in a ceremony in a church at Dunfermline. She liked the place so much she decided to set up a religious community here, bringing in Benedictine monks from Canterbury to form its core
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