Melrose AbbeyPhoto: Holger Uwe Schmitt / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Melrose Abbey

Scottish Borders · Scotland

A history & heritage day out in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Reachable by train via Tweedbank (Borders Railway, 2 mi).

Robert the Bruce's heart is buried here, beneath the finest carving in Scotland — find the bagpiping pig gargoyle.

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