Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders. Scotland.

            
St Mary's Abbey, is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in the village of Melrose, in the Scottish Borders. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks at the request of King David I of Scotland and was the chief house of that order in the country until the Reformation in the 16th century. Such was the abbey's prestige that King Robert the Bruce's dying wish was that his heart be carried on a Crusade to the Holy Land, then returned for final burial before the high altar of Melrose Abbey. In 1921 a lead-lined cylinder containing a small lead casket was uncovered in the chapter house. This was said to be the heart casket used for the king's heart. It was presumed at the time that the heart casket was removed from the high altar to the chapter house during rebuilding work on the church in the 14th century.

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Taken on: May 4, 2022

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Camera:	Canon EOS 90D
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	18mm
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	PhotoScape
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