Title

Melrose Abbey. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Melrose Abbey. Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders was founded by Cistercian monks in 1136 at the request of King David I of Scotland. It was badly damaged by the English on three occasions, in 1322, 1385 and 1544 after which it was not fully repaired. It declined as a working monastery and the last monk died in 1590. In 1610 part of the abbey's church was converted into a parisj church for the town of Melrose. Buried in the church is a lead casket said to contain the embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce, who rebuilt the abbey after the English attack of 1322.
The Print Collector collection

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D44_490

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

146,4Mb (6,4Mb) / 28,3in x 20,1in / 8500 x 6020 (300dpi)

Keywords

religious architecture arts religion book British Scotland ruins ruin Christianity remains spooky century architectural graveyard Britain literature facade abbey concept ruined B&W building exterior MONOCHROME 19th century Disrepair Cistercian black & white black and white B W façade nineteenth century Scottish Borders The Print Collector 12th century Melrose Melrose Abbey TGN engraving landscape Unknown Ruined Abbeys of Britain S Read Read S engraving landscape