Aschi "Freestone"'s photos

Panoramic view to Melrose

What you can find along the way

my wife and our friends on the way from Melrose to the Eildon Hills

Overview of the route we will cover on the St. Cuthbert's Way St Cuthbert's Way is a 62-mile pilgrimage trail between the Scottish border town of Melrose and Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumberland, England. "The Pilgrim's Way is named after St Cuthbert, a 7th century saint who came from the Borders and spent his life serving the Church.

view from Melrose to the Eildon Hills a goal of tomorrow

another view through the small town Melrose

Melrose is a town in the Scottish Borders on the banks of the river Tweed. The name "Melrose" comes from the Celtic mail-rhos, which means "ordered, cultivated meadow". Originally Melrose had the name Fordel. When in 1136 Cistercian monks began to rebuild Melrose Abbey near Fordel, which was destroyed in 839 and was originally located a few miles to the east, the village took over the name of the monastery. In the 14th century and in the 1540s, the town, like the abbey, suffered repeatedly from invading English troops. When the abbey was finally closed in 1560 due to the Reformation, the town of Melrose was already a centre of wool and linen production. comment on PIP: The George and Abbotsford Hotel, an 18th century coaching inn, overlooks the High Street which was originally the Abbey Wall. It is famous for its hospitality since the time of Sir Walter Scott, when he maintained his good friend William Wordsworth as his house was completed in nearby Abbotsford. The hotel is a listed building that displays many of the architectural features of Georgian times.

Slowly grew around the abbey a small town. In 1322 the city was attacked by Edward II of England and large parts of the abbey were destroyed. It was later rebuilt with the help of Robert the Bruce. In 1385 the monastery was burned down by the army of Richard II of England when he pushed the army of David II of Scotland back to Edinburgh. Over a period of 100 years the abbey was rebuilt - construction was not yet complete when James IV of Scotland arrived for inspection in 1504. In 1544, when English troops again hunted through Scotland, the abbey was severely damaged and never fully restored. This led to its decline as an inhabited monastery. The last abbot was James Stuart, the son of James V. who died in 1559. In 1590 the last monk of Melrose Abbey died. The abbey buildings survived a final attack by Oliver Cromwell, who bombed them during the English Civil War. Traces of this can still be seen in the exterior walls today. In 1858 Theodor Fontane visited the abbey and described it in his travelogue Jenseit des Tweed.

Already in the 6th century, about two miles east of today's monastery, there was an older abbey dedicated to St. Aidan. It was destroyed by Kenneth I of Scotland in 839. King David I wanted the new abbey to be built on the same site, but the monks argued that the land was not suitable for agriculture and chose the present site instead. The abbey became the mother church of the order in Scotland. Daughter monasteries in Scotland were Newbattle Abbey, Kinloss Abbey with their own daughters Culross Abbey and Deer Abbey, Coupar Angus Abbey and Balmerino Abbey. A daughter of Melrose was also Holme Cultram Abbey in Cumbria, England.

The abbey is now maintained by "Historic Scotland", a Scottish commission dedicated to the preservation of old buildings. It is famous for its numerous stone carvings depicting saints, dragons, gargoyles and plants. On one of the stairs of the monastery there is an inscription by John Morow, a master builder, saying: "Be halde to ye hende". This is the motto of the city of Melrose today.

Alexander II of Scotland and other Scottish kings and nobles are buried here. The embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce is also said to have been buried on the monastery grounds after it was returned from a crusade. In 1812, a stone coffin was discovered in one of the naves of the southern sanctuary, speculating that it might belong to the philosopher and "magician" Michael Scotus.

Melrose Abbey in Melrose, Scotland, was built around 1136 by Cistercian monks at the request of King David I of Scotland. The Ostend was completed in 1146 - other buildings in the complex were added within the next 50 years. The abbey was built in the form of a St. John's Cross, a construction of Gothic architecture. Large parts of the monastery are preserved today only as ruins, a building from 1590 is accessible as a museum.

Biking in Croatia Okay, friends, I'm back now. I probably did not drive often enough, as you can see :-)) Vélo en Croatie Ok, les amis, je suis de retour maintenant. Je n'ai probablement pas conduit assez souvent, comme vous pouvez le voir:-)))

für die nächsten zwei Wochen in Kroatien mit dem Bike unterwegs,bis bald auf wiedersehen for the next two weeks in Croatia by bike, see you soon again pour les deux prochaines semaines en Croatie à vélo, à bientôt !

A 2 1/2 hour bus ride takes us to Melrose ;-))))

Jonathan said goodbye to us, the journey goes by bus to Melrose

Calton Hill Calton Hill in Edinburgh is a prominent elevation 103 meters high. On Calton Hill we find the National Monument - the Nelson Monument, the Dugald Stewart Monument, the Playfair Monument, the Parliament Cairn, the Old Observatory House and the City Observatory. It is also home to St Andrew's House, the seat of the Office of the First Minister of Scotland and the Scottish Government. It was built in the 1930s on the ruins of the former Calton jail.

Balmoral and view towards Royal Mile Balmoral in a historic Victorian building, a five-star hotel and landmark in Edinburgh.