St. Margaret's Chapel Edinburgh

Edinburgh , Scotland, United Kingdom
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    The Royal Mile

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    Breakfast at the hotel introduced Alan to haggis. I abstained. While he claims it wasn't bad, I don't think he ate it again during our stay. He also insisted on returning to the room to brush his teeth because everything he ate afterwards had a bit of haggis flavoring.

    Having taken in much of Edinburgh's New Town yesterday, our plan for …

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    A Castle on a Volcano

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    ... . We walked around the grounds trying to keep warm from the icy wind that blew fast and hard.  He showed us St. Margaret's Chapel which was believed to be the oldest building in all of Edinburgh, dating back to the 11th century, dedicated to Queen ...

  • 2

    Edinburgh

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    ... . I learned a lot of history from the tour and got to see such things as the oldest building in the city, St Margaret's Chapel (dating from the 1100's), the former Royal Palace where the Scottish monarchs lived and Mons Meg (a huge bombard cannon). There ...

  • 3

    Taking the Family to Scotland

    ... has some Scottish ancestry so she wanted to go. As it happened, Daron ended up proposing to Christy in St. Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh castle. It's the oldest building in Edinburgh and it was incredibly sweet and romantic. Although it was a brisk ...

  • 4

    The Royal Mile

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    ... . The history in Edinburgh is evident everywhere, particularly in the buildings, some of which date back over 1000 years. St.Margaret's Chapel inside the castle dates back pre William the Conqueror 1066. We found an old church Magdalen Chapel built in ...

  • 5

    Cheeky Mr Mc Leod

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    ... Stone of Destiny that was recently returned to Scotland from under the throne at Westminster Abbey. The stained glass in St Margaret's Chapel was very pretty. The prison was interesting. There was a wax figure of Private McBain at Malplaquet, he fought ...

  • 6

    The anti climax of 2006.

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    ... Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to her son, King James VI. There was plenty to see, including the batteries, St Margaret's Chapel, a number of museums, the old Royal Palace and the Crown Jewels of Scotland, including the place they were hidden during ...

  • 7

    Mel Gibson probably shouldn't visit Scotland

    ... Queen of Scots.  Did you know she was 6 feet tall?  Medieval giant! We then visited St. Margaret's Chapel, the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh, built sometime around 1130. It's small and simple and it's still used today for things like ...

  • 8

    Edinburgh

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    ... different from Stirling Castle.  It had more buildings and was quite hilly.  The oldest building in the castle was St. Margaret's Chapel which was very small and could probably only seat about 10 people.  This Castle is still used as a ...

  • 9

    Something old... something new (17th century new)

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    ... on its own volcanic rock at the top of the Royal Mile. I viewed the Scottish Crown Jewels, the tiny one room St. Margaret's Chapel, the Stone of Destiny on which previous Scottish Monarchs were crowned, and the dungeons. Since I was touring the Royal ...

  • 10

    Well put on a tartan and call me Angus!

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    ... died during warfare. At the castle, we also managed to interrupt a wedding being held in the tiny but ancient St. Margaret's Chapel.  I guess all the tourists "spoke now instead of forever holding their peace." I then met up with some students ...