Exploring Melrose Abbey - Myths, Monks & Monarchs In The Scottish Borders

Описание: Take a trip to Melrose, a town in the Scottish Borders full of history and legend, in part one of my four part series all about the Four Borders Abbeys!

The majestic Melrose Abbey is famous as the final resting place of Robert the Bruce’s heart, but there are plenty more stories packed in here. Have you ever heard of the terrifying story of the Hundepriest? Ever seen a bagpipe playing pig?

Molly and I take you on this short journey to learn a bit more about how Melrose Abbey began and retell the classic Borders Ballad of Thomas the Rhymer and the Fairy Queen!

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