We drove to Dunfermline today to see the famed abbey there. We arrived around lunchtime and found a pub not too far from the abbey and right by this amazing edifice!
Isn't that just a fabulous building?
Of course,
The Dunfermline Abbey is no slouch when it comes to architecture!
I saw it peeking above the trees as we approached.
You could pay to see the old nave and wander the ruins of the palace but what we came for was to visit the graves of Robert the Bruce, as it is said he is buried here, and that part is free.
This memorial plaque was underneath the stand - but is he buried there?
After reading some of the boards around the room, I have to admit that I'm still not sure.
Some boards made it sound like when the grave was discovered in the 1800s, relics were taken to various locations. Perhaps, some of him is here, and some of him is elsewhere?
Whatever the case, it is a glorious building.
And, even if he isn't there in "person,"
he has definitely left his mark!
I'd say that that took quite a bit of work in leaving one's name on something!
I found quite a few corners of interest around the grounds.
I immediately had to know what was under those arches!
A lovely resting place, I think!
Yep, I was there!
Definitely worth the stop!
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