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Very Lord of the Rings. This could easily be Balin\'s Tomb. Dryburgh Abbey.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:43 MST

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Very Lord of the Rings. This could easily be Balin\'s Tomb. Dryburgh Abbey. - DSCN0774.jpg

Scott\'s View of Sir Walter Scott fame.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:42 MST

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Scott\'s View of Sir Walter Scott fame. - DSCN0783.jpg

Celtic Standing Cross! Graveyard at Melrose Abbey.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:41 MST

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Celtic Standing Cross! Graveyard at Melrose Abbey. - DSCN0803.jpg

More Scott\'s View. Eildon Hills, three extinct volcanoes, in the background.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:40 MST

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More Scott\'s View. Eildon Hills, three extinct volcanoes, in the background. - DSCN0787.jpg

Dryburgh Abbey. The little chapel houses the remains of Sir Walter Scott.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:39 MST

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Dryburgh Abbey. The little chapel houses the remains of Sir Walter Scott. - DSCN0778.jpg

Moss!

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:38 MST

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Moss! - DSCN0779.jpg

Even more Scott\'s View. Scott stopped here so often to admire the view that his horse stopped out of habit when pulling his funeral wagon.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:37 MST

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Even more Scott\'s View. Scott stopped here so often to admire the view that his horse stopped out of habit when pulling his funeral wagon. - DSCN0781.jpg

Impending doom...

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:36 MST

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Impending doom... - DSCN0784.jpg

Check out that \'depth of field.\' Each hill holds the ruins of an ancient hillfort.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:35 MST

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Check out that \'depth of field.\' Each hill holds the ruins of an ancient hillfort. - DSCN0788.jpg

Look very closely at the river and you can see a tiny fisherman.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:34 MST

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Look very closely at the river and you can see a tiny fisherman. - DSCN0785.jpg

A stained glass window in Rosslyn Chapel and the only picture I took there...sorry.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:33 MST

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A stained glass window in Rosslyn Chapel and the only picture I took there...sorry. - DSCN0821.jpg

The Chapter House in Dryburgh Abbey.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:07 MST

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The Chapter House in Dryburgh Abbey. - DSCN0773.jpg

The Chapter House of Dryburgh Abbey...without a flash!

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:06 MST

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The Chapter House of Dryburgh Abbey...without a flash! - DSCN0772.jpg

I love this window! Especially with the hill in the back. This is at Melrose Abbey.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:04 MST

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I love this window! Especially with the hill in the back. This is at Melrose Abbey. - DSCN0793.jpg

Same window, same hill, same abbey.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:03 MST

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Same window, same hill, same abbey. - DSCN0792.jpg

Slightly different window two feet away from the other. Melrose Abbey

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:02 MST

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Slightly different window two feet away from the other. Melrose Abbey - DSCN0791.jpg

Each of those wee carvings in the roof vault is different. Melrose Abbey

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:35:00 MST

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Each of those wee carvings in the roof vault is different. Melrose Abbey - DSCN0797.jpg

I spy a flying buttress! Melrose Abbey.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:59 MST

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I spy a flying buttress! Melrose Abbey. - DSCN0798.jpg

Aaand...zoom out.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:58 MST

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Aaand...zoom out. - DSCN0799.jpg

A pretty little doorway in Dryburgh Abbey.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:57 MST

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A pretty little doorway in Dryburgh Abbey. - DSCN0775.jpg

Dryburgh Abbey wall and the forest path beyond.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:56 MST

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Dryburgh Abbey wall and the forest path beyond. - DSCN0776.jpg

Dryburgh Abbey\'s beautiful ruins.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:55 MST

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Dryburgh Abbey\'s beautiful ruins. - DSCN0777.jpg

The southern facade of Melrose Abbey

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:54 MST

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The southern facade of Melrose Abbey - DSCN0805.jpg

More buttresses! Mary (the virgin, not the queen) is on the last tall pillar to the left.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:53 MST

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More buttresses! Mary (the virgin, not the queen) is on the last tall pillar to the left. - DSCN0804.jpg

This poor abbey was one of the unfortunate victims of repeated border skirmishes between England and Scotland.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:52 MST

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This poor abbey was one of the unfortunate victims of repeated border skirmishes between England and Scotland. - DSCN0806.jpg

This is what I want for my tombstone. How cool is this?

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:51 MST

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This is what I want for my tombstone. How cool is this? - DSCN0808.jpg

I am cool and I have great, windswept hair and excellent transition lenses...

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:50 MST

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I am cool and I have great, windswept hair and excellent transition lenses... - DSCN0817.jpg

Melrose Abbey was a victim of England\'s border policies for two hundred years. Burn, sack, destroy. Repeat.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:49 MST

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Melrose Abbey was a victim of England\'s border policies for two hundred years. Burn, sack, destroy. Repeat. - DSCN0818.jpg

Eildon Hills and Scott\'s View from the bus window.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:48 MST

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Eildon Hills and Scott\'s View from the bus window. - DSCN0782.jpg

Seriously...what a cool tombstone.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:47 MST

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Seriously...what a cool tombstone. - DSCN0810.jpg

A Noble Hart May Have Nane Ease Gif Freedom Faiyle.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:46 MST

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A Noble Hart May Have Nane Ease Gif Freedom Faiyle. - DSCN0811.jpg

Translates: A Noble Heart Will Have No Rest If Freedom Fails.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:45 MST

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Translates: A Noble Heart Will Have No Rest If Freedom Fails. - DSCN0812.jpg

The supposed resting place of the heart of Robert Bruce, who defeated the English and won Scotland\'s freedom at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:44 MST

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The supposed resting place of the heart of Robert Bruce, who defeated the English and won Scotland\'s freedom at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. - DSCN0813.jpg

Melrose Abbey nave.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:43 MST

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Melrose Abbey nave. - DSCN0790.jpg

There\'s that wee fisherman again...

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:42 MST

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There\'s that wee fisherman again... - DSCN0786.jpg

Windfarm! Go, renewable resource, go!

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:41 MST

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Windfarm! Go, renewable resource, go! - DSCN0819.jpg

A pile of feathers. The battle that led to this pitiful site is left to our imaginations.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:38 MST

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A pile of feathers. The battle that led to this pitiful site is left to our imaginations. - DSCN0814.jpg

Ruins and moss...how I love thee.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:37 MST

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Ruins and moss...how I love thee. - DSCN0815.jpg

This whole area use to be one great enclosed hall, with a fountain where the monks could wash. To the left of the photo is the remains of the Chapter House where Robert Bruce\'s heart is said to rest.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:36 MST

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This whole area use to be one great enclosed hall, with a fountain where the monks could wash. To the left of the photo is the remains of the Chapter House where Robert Bruce\'s heart is said to rest. - DSCN0816.jpg

I see you, Maria! She climbed up there the day after destroying her ankle in a freak gravity storm.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:35 MST

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I see you, Maria! She climbed up there the day after destroying her ankle in a freak gravity storm. - DSCN0800.jpg

I just liked this cross/headstone. It\'s pretty.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:34 MST

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I just liked this cross/headstone. It\'s pretty. - DSCN0807.jpg

More Melrose Abbey from a slightly different angle.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:33 MST

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More Melrose Abbey from a slightly different angle. - DSCN0801.jpg

And again...

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:32 MST

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And again... - DSCN0802.jpg

DSCN0769.jpg

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:31 MST

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Maria at Druburgh Abbey.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:30 MST

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Maria at Druburgh Abbey. - DSCN0770.jpg

A pretty window in the middle of the Dryburgh Abbey ruins.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:29 MST

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A pretty window in the middle of the Dryburgh Abbey ruins. - DSCN0771.jpg

Buttresses ahoy! I love buttresses.

melonator79 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:28 MST

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Buttresses ahoy! I love buttresses. - DSCN0789.jpg