Travel: Rosslyn

Rosslyn Angel 7 jpg Damaged Angel � Rosslyn Templars This angel shows the problem that Historic Scotland and the Rosslyn Chapel Trust are trying to correct The whole interior of the Chapel was given a cement wash

apprentice pillar rosslyn chapel2 jpg The Prince s Pillar now also known as the Apprentice Pillar The Apprentice Pillar in the retro choir of Rosslyn Chapel � Rosslyn Templars

rosslyn angel11 jpg Angel Musician � Rosslyn Templars The chapel abounds with angels in various poses and engaging in a variety of activities This one is playing what appears to be a flute and drum Note the two

rosslyn chapel west wall jpg The Chapel from the South West � Rosslyn Templars A slightly closer view of the exterior of the chapel showing the steel canopy the Victorian carbuncle added to the west wall in 1887 Also showing the west wall

rosslyn chapel west wall2 jpg The West Wall � Rosslyn Templars There has been much conjecture that the West Wall of the Chapel was deliberately left unfinished in order to mimic the ruin of Herod s Temple that the Knights Templar

RosslynChapel jpg Revamp starts at historic chapel PRAISE BE The beautiful interior of Rosslyn Picture JON SAVAGE By Fiona MacGregor

rosslyn jpg Sat 31 Dec 2005 Looking east into Rosslyn Chapel Picture Lewis Houghton

rosslyn code green old jpg seven deadly sins and the seven virtues Moving west and dusk falls The scene is autumnal and the green men are ageing The roof represents the canopy of the heavens with stars and moons The green men at the north of Rosslyn are just skeletons Courtesy Mark Oxbrow Finally coming round to the north the chapel hits winter the end of the day and the end of life The green

rosslyn chapel901a jpg Places to Visit in Scotland Rosslyn Lothian Last Prince of Orkney Located on the outskirts of the village of Roslin in Midlothian a few miles south of Edinburgh the chapel was founded in 1446 by Sir William St Clair His name is derived from Saint

rosslyn code interior jpg be read It was the green men that gave us our first clue explains Oxbrow They start off on the east side as young men and then get progressively older as you travel round the church The story of Rosslyn can be read starting in the east with the two windows Courtesy Mark Oxbrow Oxbrow believes that the chapel is quite simply the story of life in miniature To begin