Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries and Galoway

A visit today to Sweetheart Abbey in Dumfries and Galoway.
The abbey, located on the banks of the River Pow, was founded by Dervorguilla of Galloway, daughter of Alan, Lord of Galloway, in memory of her husband, Baron John de Balliol. After his death, she kept his embalmed heart, contained in a casket of ivory and silver, with her for the rest of her life, and it was buried alongside her when she died. In line with this devotion to her late husband, she named the abbey Dulce Cor (Latin for Sweet Heart).[1] Their son, also John, became King of Scotland, but his reign was tragic and short.