7/3/2007 Tuesday Today Marie and I took a day trip - I had such a good time with my Heart of Scotland tour last week, I decided to go on another. Last week, I saw the highlands of Scotland, today I saw the lowlands and the Borders, and went into Northern England. Our first stop was Rosslyn Chapel in Roslin Glen. Rosslyn Chapel is an amazing example of gothic architecture. It was founded in 1446 by Sir William St. Clair. I loved this quote that pretty much summed up how I felt about the chapel: “The building, I believe, may be pronounced unique, and I am confident it will be found curious, elaborate, and singularly interesting, impossible to designate by any given on familiar term (Britton 1812).” Rosslyn Chapel’s real name is The Collegiate Church of
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