tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post428779908182918144..comments2023-10-10T17:08:40.201+01:00Comments on Scotland for the Senses: The broken splendour of Arbroath AbbeyPurestGreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10860331983741242940noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-78595852907843477972010-10-23T10:54:34.539+01:002010-10-23T10:54:34.539+01:00I always feel the same when I visit ruins. So sad ...I always feel the same when I visit ruins. So sad that they've become that and you can almost see walls and floors in your minds eye. <br /><br />This is an amazing post - what a beautiful picture you captured with the glowing circle, what a sight that must have been when flooded with colour. The graveyard is amazing also - I must see if we can get to see this place on our next visit.Carmen https://www.blogger.com/profile/07968725221313800020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-155824706515251242010-10-20T06:52:08.215+01:002010-10-20T06:52:08.215+01:00Many of the older buildings in the surrounding are...Many of the older buildings in the surrounding area have walls of the rust coloured stone, the locals having used the abandoned cathedral as a quarry. <br /><br />Thank you for all your lovely comments, and Jaqui for the info.<br /><br />Many of you mentioned smokies. They have been saved for a post of their own, coming soon.PurestGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860331983741242940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-90242958140969221162010-10-20T00:45:58.344+01:002010-10-20T00:45:58.344+01:00I can smell the smokies now, the first time I read...I can smell the smokies now, the first time I read the declaration it brought a tear to my eye.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682357133636381359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-56837943143361130172010-10-19T23:22:20.258+01:002010-10-19T23:22:20.258+01:00@PepPop: Thank you so much for the confirmation. ...@PepPop: Thank you so much for the confirmation. If I am fortunate enough to visit, smokies are going to be on my plate. Cheers!Irish Gumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386134334156997186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-8689236430635760082010-10-19T19:49:51.502+01:002010-10-19T19:49:51.502+01:00Ah the beautiful Arbroath Abbey and the wonderful ...Ah the beautiful Arbroath Abbey and the wonderful declaration. Thanks so much for posting about this. <br /><br />Can I let Irish Gumbo know that this is indeed where the smokies come from and you can buy them from smoke houses next to the harbour.<br /><br />Can I also let you know that the reason all the abbeys etc are in ruins in Scotland was because John Knox destroyed all the catholic churches in the Reformation and as a nation we weren't allowed to rebuild them.<br /><br />Jaqui xPepPophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-90751003846136415342010-10-19T16:39:08.813+01:002010-10-19T16:39:08.813+01:00Hauntingly beautiful. I love all the photos, but e...Hauntingly beautiful. I love all the photos, but especially those of the graveyard and the firs one of "the round O".Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-23976509513393564252010-10-19T16:27:33.849+01:002010-10-19T16:27:33.849+01:00Beautiful, strangely peaceful photographs - didn&#...Beautiful, strangely peaceful photographs - didn't know there was an abbey there - only knew about Arbroath smokies.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-31716735891067238982010-10-19T12:20:44.528+01:002010-10-19T12:20:44.528+01:00I'm always astonished at the amount of once-fi...I'm always astonished at the amount of once-fine ruined churches, cathedrals and abbeys in Scotland. The French, for one, wouldn't have stood for it, theirs are all still intact.Robert Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479924424503608056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-4476872725561835002010-10-19T05:13:56.777+01:002010-10-19T05:13:56.777+01:00Your words and emotions and imagery make the photo...Your words and emotions and imagery make the photos sing. Thank you for the history, - we are currently watching the 8 hour series on the history of Scotland and it is a priority on my evening schedule...Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-67469192298560421462010-10-19T03:47:04.857+01:002010-10-19T03:47:04.857+01:00You have captured here, in word and in picture, th...You have captured here, in word and in picture, the long lost glory of this church. Wonderful!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065113724187544247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-24676870894440829472010-10-19T01:26:44.883+01:002010-10-19T01:26:44.883+01:00I've always had something for the red sandston...I've always had something for the red sandstone and Arbroath Abbey would have been an absolutely beautiful place in it's day. Definitely one filled with history. I wrote a post about the Declaration of Arbroath a couple months ago on the day it was signed. The wording is very beautiful in it.Hazel Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-23732449934355666482010-10-19T01:24:46.410+01:002010-10-19T01:24:46.410+01:00Ay, that makes my head spin and my heart ache. He...Ay, that makes my head spin and my heart ache. Heartbreakingly beautiful, and another place I must add to the list of places I must visit.<br /><br />On a lighter note, apropos of nothing in particular, isn't Arbroath the home of the famous 'smokies'? Another reason for me to visit, if so.Irish Gumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386134334156997186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-43780363469077939162010-10-18T23:57:34.299+01:002010-10-18T23:57:34.299+01:00What a beautiful post! Thank you for taking all of...What a beautiful post! Thank you for taking all of us there!Dragonfly Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072079154293303454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-67962927933028631162010-10-18T23:51:26.719+01:002010-10-18T23:51:26.719+01:00Well that was just poetic. Nice photos as usual. I...Well that was just poetic. Nice photos as usual. In particular I liked the photo of the door in the sky. The photo had balance, and great color contrast. it is a very interesting scene. I also like the one below that one with all the ruins and the trimed grass. it makes it some what of a paradox. Ruined but well kept.Glen Turnbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134346059021828697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-85529372510963962692010-10-18T23:23:54.044+01:002010-10-18T23:23:54.044+01:00i do love old doors, especially on castles or cath...i do love old doors, especially on castles or cathedrals. wonderful imagery here .. both in pictures and written. when i think of this abbey, i'm reminded of the end of the movie "Stone of Destiny" when they are all standing there at the end. always brings a tear to my eye. i can't believe i haven't been here yet but i am determined to get there on my next trip back .. hopefully next summer!Journeys to Scotlandhttp://ajb47.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-30920035085879385392010-10-18T22:57:29.968+01:002010-10-18T22:57:29.968+01:00so much history...i love itso much history...i love itCorvusCorax12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02705986279180729268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473528606413302079.post-72448371513598606272010-10-18T22:55:03.992+01:002010-10-18T22:55:03.992+01:00What a wonderful place! It's so sad to see it ...What a wonderful place! It's so sad to see it in ruins, but the beauty still shines through.Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513482264195697450noreply@blogger.com