Torphichen Preceptory ( with a dash of colour )

Torphichen Preceptory part 3

In 1312 another Order of fighting monks, the Knights of the Temple or the Knights Templar, was dissolved by Pope Clement V for a range of charges trumped up by King Philip IV of France. The Knights Hospitaller left the country after the Scots' victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. They later returned after a reconciliation with Robert the Bruce. The Preceptory was extended in the 1400s. The Reformation in 1560 had less disastrous consequences for the Preceptory , the last Preceptor , Sir James Sandilands, backed the Reformation and befriended John Knox. In 1563 he surrendered the Preceptory to Mary Queen of Scots, but then purchased them back on a personal basis. The nave of the Preceptory became the Parish Kirk for Torphichen, but in 1746 it was demolished and it's foundations reused as the base for the new T-plan Kirk that now nestles up against the west side of the Preceptory. The tower roof was re-roofed in 1947.

As I wandered around looking for phot opportunities I turned the corner at the east wing and the reflection in the window shouted at me. The photo was taken and edited in my head before I even got my camera out ... addicted ? Moi ??? haha

So it's on to new projects now , I fancy a bit of asylum shooting ...