Our journey home took us to
Sweetheart Abbey where I was quite surprised to see much of the abbey still
standing - a ruin yes, but there was
much more than I had expected there to be.
It was founded in 1273 by Lady Devorgilla of Galloway who is buried
there with her husband's embalmed heart, hence the naming of the Abbey by the
monks. The stone is a very nice warm red
colour. The weather was very nice today
as it had been last Saturday when we were trravelling all day. Typical!
Our next stop was the medieval
stronghold of Caerlaverock Castle which was rather enjoyable as it is
triangular in plan, and also has a moat - a very interesting castle, this
one. Also, there was a short little walk
to the original site of the castle - it was rebuilt be ause the first one
turned out to be too damp and cold.
Moving on, we stopped off at
Wensleydale Creamery where we had lunch (we both had a very nice slice of
quiche) and bought some cheese before heading on home.
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