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Melrose Abbey Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Hours Apr-Sept daily 9:30am-5:30pm; Oct-Mar daily 9:30am-4:30pm
Location Abbey St
Phone 01896/822-562
Prices Admission £5 ($9.50) adults, £4 ($7.60) seniors, £2.50 ($4.75) children
Season Closed Dec 25-26 and Jan 1-2

Frommer's Review

These lichen-covered ruins, among the most beautiful in Europe, are all that's left of the ecclesiastical community established by Cistercian monks in 1136. The complex's pure Gothic lines were made famous by Sir Walter Scott, who was instrumental in getting the decayed remains repaired and restored in the early 19th century. In The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Scott wrote, "If thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, go visit in the pale moonlight." You can still view its red-sandstone shell, built in the Perpendicular style and filled with elongated windows and carved capitals with delicate tracery. The heart of Robert the Bruce is supposed to be interred in the abbey, but the location is unknown. Look for the beautiful carvings and the tombs of other famous Scotsmen buried in the chancel.

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