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ST. NINIAN'S CAVE, WHITHORN
South of Whithorn in Galloway can be found St. Ninian's cave, where the converter of the Picts to Christianity retreated to connect with his God in nature. St. Ninnian was said to be a Briton who had studied in Rome, possibly even the son of a British King. He established a stone church at Whithorn, 'Candida Casa' the 'White House', where he was buried near the altar. The church and St. Ninian's shrine became a major pilgrimage destination for Scottish pilgrims in the Middle Ages. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=St._Ninian's_Cave
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SKARA BRAE, NEOLITHIC VILLAGE
Ancient Neolithic village discovered buried in the sand in the late 1800's. Older than both Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids, from 3180BC - 2500BC. A cluster of eight houses built into the earth, possibly by a lagoon further away from the sea at that time. Its abandonment has led to legend and debate - fleeing a great storm or gradual abandonment due to a cooling climate change. See on the Map-olah map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Skara_Brae,_Neolithic_Village LOCH NESS, SOUTH WEST OF INVERNESS, HOME OF THR LOCH NESS MONSTER - NESSY
Home of Nessy / Nessie the Loch Ness Monster. A large water creature with numerous sightings in the Loch. Numerous attempts have been made to try and find Nessy using fleets of boats and radar / sonar. A lost dinosaur, a floating log, a large sturgeon or a feature of the local water currents? See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Loch_Ness THE OLDEST POST OFFICE IN THE WORLD, SANQUHAR
Sanquhar has the oldest working Post Office in the world, at over 300 years old! It dates back to 1712, having originally been a staging post for mail carriages and has stables behind to rest the horses. So that's over 300 years of continuous service. 1712, that's the year the Duke of Montrose issued an arrest warrant for the arrest of legendary Scottish outlaw Rob Roy McGregor - was it posted?! Whilst Peter the Great of Russia moved the Russian capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg that year, and political philosopher . Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Sanquhar_-_The_Oldest_Post_Office_in_the_World! Sweetheart Abbey, the Abbey with the romantic name, that commemorates the romance that led to its founding.
When Lady Dervorgilla's husband, Lord John Baliol died in 1268, she had his heart embalmed and placed in an ivory casket that she kept with her. In memory of her husband Lady Dervorgilla made numerous acts of charity, one was the founding of Dulce Cor Abbey - Sweet Heart - Abbey in Latin. When Lady Dervorgilla died, she was buried below the high altar with her husband's heart. See on the Map-olah map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Sweetheart_Abbey Rothesay Castle - unique amongst Scottish castles for being circular, having a lengthy history that includes the earliest recorded assault on a Scottish castle by Viking forces.
Captured by Robert the Bruce in the Wars of Scottish Independence and also by Oliver Cromwell's 'New Model Army'. Home of the Stewarts / Stuarts. And still today the Dukedom of Rothesay is a title bestowed on the heir to the monarch. See on the Map-olah map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Rothesay_Castle_-_Scotland's_Most_Remarkable_Castle Temple village was the main Knights Templar site in Scotland.
The Old Temple Kirk, may stand on the site of a previous Templar church, having been built by the Knights of St. John after the dissolution of the Templars. This may be the site of the real 'Rosslyn' and the Templar treasure for local legend claims that the treasure was moved from Paris to here in Scotland between the 'oak and elm tree'. French legends also suggest the treasure was taken to Scotland in the vicinity of the Firth of Forth. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Temple_-_Templars'_Treasure_&_HQ_in_Scotland Temple village was the main Knights Templar site in Scotland. The Old Temple Kirk, may stand on the site of a previous Templar church, having been built by the Knights of St. John after the dissolution of the Templars.
This may be the site of the real 'Rosslyn' and the Templar treasure for local legend claims that the treasure was moved from Paris to here in Scotland between the 'oak and elm tree'. French legends also suggest the treasure was taken to Scotland in the vicinity of the Firth of Forth. The Abbey with the romantic name, that commemorates the romance that led to its founding.
When Lady Dervorgilla's husband, Lord John Baliol died in 1268, she had his heart embalmed and placed in an ivory casket that she kept with her. In memory of her husband Lady Dervorgilla made numerous acts of charity, one was the founding of Dulce Cor Abbey - Sweet Heart - Abbey in Latin. When Lady Dervorgilla died, she was buried below the high altar with her husband's heart. See one of the last of Britain's 'Wooden Walls' from the 'Age of Sail', still afloat - HMS Unicorn.
So visit Dundee to explore the ship and admire the Unicorn figurehead of this historic warship. The Unicorn is one of the historic symbols of Scotland, and could be found on Mercat Crosses across Scotland, where towns had been granted the right to hold markets. Sketch of part of the figurehead of HMS Unicorn: |
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