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| Ruins of CHAPEL ROYAL Formerly Nave of Abbey Church | [continued from page 12] is partly standing in a broKen state. The interior of the chapel has long been used as a burial place and is now nearly covered with Sepultural monuments. Several of the Scottish Kings and members of the Royal family were here intered & some long before it had been destroyed by religious dissensions In it was intered David II. James II, Prince Arthur third son of James IV. In the South-east corner is the Royal vault wherein was intered James V. and magdalene his queen also Arthur DuKe of Albany second son of James V. Henry Lord Darnley &c. Adjoining the Royal vault is the Roxburgh Vault the burial place of the noble family of that name. In the vestry which is the remains of the North West tower is the tomb of Lord Belhaven who died in 1639 and a handsome marble statue of the Earl in a reclining posture together with the arms of the family also sculptured in marble. There is a stone tablet inserted into one of the clustered columns near Roxburgh vault to the memory of Bishop Bothwell who died in 1593. In the north Aisle is Bishop Wisehearts grave who died in 1671. There are also many other of the nobility and gentry of the 16th and 17th century whose graves are marKed by slabs or tablet on the floor and inserted in the walls of the chapel This ruined chapel is now all that remains of the ancient Monastery or abbey of the Holy Cross This Abbey was founded in 1128 by David I. there is a traditionary legend recorded which is said gave rise to its foundation It is as follows, The King being hunting on Rood day, in the forest of Drumselch near Edinburgh was attacked by a large hart while in the act of defending himself from the furious attacKs of the animal, a miraculous cross slipped into his hand which so frightened the stag that he immediately fled and vanished from the Kings sight "quhare now springs the Rude well" The same night [continued on page 14] |
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[Page] 13Parish of Canongate
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 31OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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