On Saturday the 21st of September after our breakfast at Pinewood Country House we packed up and started our travels to return our rental car in Stirling with a stop on the way to visit Dunfermline Abbey and Palace.

We took many photos here and the history was more than we could take in on our visit. Here’s a link to some of the history for those of you who are interested. 

I got the following information from the Visit the Abbey site.

Dunfermline Abbey sits at the heart of Dunfermline, Scotland’s ancient capital. Dunfermline lies thirty minutes from the centre of Edinburgh, across the spectacular Forth Bridges. Dunfermline`s royal and monastic past dominates a town whose lifeblood is history. Dunfermline Abbey is the final resting place of King Robert the Bruce and the post-Iona burial site of the Kings and Queens of Scotland.

The tomb of King Robert the Bruce and many other royal and historical associations attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year.

I’ll have the outdoor photos of the Abbey today and post the interior of the church  and the Palace ruins on another day.

Robert the Bruce is one of the most memorable kings of Scotland, reigning from 1306 to 1329. He was a nobleman from the south west of the country, most famous for his victory at the Battle of Bannockburn and gaining his nation’s crown and independence with the Declaration of Arbroath in the early 14th century.

Robert I, known as Robert the Bruce, was the king of the Scots who secured Scotland’s independence from England.

This docent offered up a lot of history and folklore which was fun.

When we stopped here on our way to Stirling it took a short time to find an appropriate parking spot. Once we did the rest of our time was spent in awe of this place. More to come.

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