Sundial, Melrose Abbey, Borders, Scotland

Sundial, 1661, carved in the sandstone of the Southern wall of Melrose Abbey, or St Mary's Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded 1136 under King David I of Scotland, in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland. The abbey was built 1136-96 in Gothic style and was the first Cistercian abbey in Scotland. The abbey is listed as a scheduled monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Sundial, 1661, carved in the sandstone of the Southern wall of Melrose Abbey, or St Mary's Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded 1136 under King David I of Scotland, in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland. The abbey was built 1136-96 in Gothic style and was the first Cistercian abbey in Scotland. The abbey is listed as a scheduled monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen