When her beloved husband Lord John Balliol died in 1268 Lady Dervorgilla of Galloway had his embalmed heart placed in an ivory casket which she always carried with her. And she did quite a few charitable acts in his name, like the founding of the Cistercian abbey of Dulce Cor, the Sweet Heart Abbey, in 1273. When Lady Dervorgilla […]
I started my Scottish road trip from Gretna Green along the Solway shoreline to explore Dumfries & Galloway. It was my first time this south in Scotland and it reminded me so much of Ireland. So much green, lush hills and so many sheep. And no wonder Ireland is just a stone throw away. My second […]
Hello Scotland! From Jane Austen to Downton Abbey – there was always at least one daughter that run away to Gretna Green in the middle of the night to get married. I´ve read so much about this little town on the Scottish border, that I just had to stay a night there! And lucky me – […]