roslin chapel

[Allant1981]

I had a visit there recently after watching the film the da vinci code. Now I know that most people including the chruch say that the book/film is factually a load of rubbish but were there links to the "holy grail" and the chapel before or has this just came up since the book was written. There was a tour guide on duty but he was trying to keep away from the holy grail and the da vinci code as much as he could i think and telling you more about the history of the chapel

[Killiehibbie]

There's been stories about 'the secret' hidden here for hundreds of years.

[J-C]

I had a visit there recently after watching the film the da vinci code. Now I know that most people including the chruch say that the book/film is factually a load of rubbish but were there links to the "holy grail" and the chapel before or has this just came up since the book was written. There was a tour guide on duty but he was trying to keep away from the holy grail and the da vinci code as much as he could i think and telling you more about the history of the chapel



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosslyn_Chapel

[stu in nottingham]

I had a visit there recently after watching the film the da vinci code. Now I know that most people including the chruch say that the book/film is factually a load of rubbish but were there links to the "holy grail" and the chapel before or has this just came up since the book was written. There was a tour guide on duty but he was trying to keep away from the holy grail and the da vinci code as much as he could i think and telling you more about the history of the chapel

I made my second visit there a couple of weeks ago, a wonderful place regardless of the Holy Grail legend. It's rare to find such a place chock full of ornate carvings, the chapel just feels 'alive'.

One of the most intriguing things about Rosslyn I think is within those carvings. A couple of plants are depicted on the walls which were unknown in this country at the time of their construction. On memory, one is the trillium which is the provincial emblem of Ontario, Canada. Another was maize, also unknown in this country when it was introduced to the walls at Rosslyn but again prevalent as a new world plant, One theory put forward is that the St. Clair family who preside over Rosslyn are Scandinavian in origin and could have been some of the first explorers of the Americes, a la the Vikings.

Whatever you believe or don't believe about Rosslyn I'd urge it as a great visit. I'm not too sure about the Holy Grail or indeed Mary Magdalene's remains being hidden in the environs of the chapel but I'd be willing to wager there's something pretty interesting hidden under those stone floors!

http://stuartfrew.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/edinburgh-summer-diary-day-four/#more-329

[Betty Boop]

I made my second visit there a couple of weeks ago, a wonderful place regardless of the Holy Grail legend. It's rare to find such a place chock full of ornate carvings, the chapel just feels 'alive'.

One of the most intriguing things about Rosslyn I think is within those carvings. A couple of plants are depicted on the walls which were unknown in this country at the time of their construction. On memory, one is the trillium which is the provincial emblem of Ontario, Canada. Another was maize, also unknown in this country when it was introduced to the walls at Rosslyn but again prevalent as a new world plant, One theory put forward is that the St. Clair family who preside over Rosslyn are Scandinavian in origin and could have been some of the first explorers of the Americes, a la the Vikings.

Whatever you believe or don't believe about Rosslyn I'd urge it as a great visit. I'm not too sure about the Holy Grail or indeed Mary Magdalene's remains being hidden in the environs of the chapel but I'd be willing to wager there's something pretty interesting hidden under those stone floors!

http://stuartfrew.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/edinburgh-summer-diary-day-four/#more-329
Think I went to Rosslyn Chapel years ago with my Nana. Is the Apprentice Pillar there, or am I thinking of somewhere else?

[stu in nottingham]

Think I went to Rosslyn Chapel years ago with my Nana. Is the Apprentice Pillar there, or am I thinking of somewhere else?

Yes, that's the place.

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/roslin/rosslynchapel/images/pillar.jpg

[Betty Boop]

Yes, that's the place.

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/roslin/rosslynchapel/images/pillar.jpg

Beautiful! :agree:

[Phil D. Rolls]

I made my second visit there a couple of weeks ago, a wonderful place regardless of the Holy Grail legend. It's rare to find such a place chock full of ornate carvings, the chapel just feels 'alive'.

One of the most intriguing things about Rosslyn I think is within those carvings. A couple of plants are depicted on the walls which were unknown in this country at the time of their construction. On memory, one is the trillium which is the provincial emblem of Ontario, Canada. Another was maize, also unknown in this country when it was introduced to the walls at Rosslyn but again prevalent as a new world plant, One theory put forward is that the St. Clair family who preside over Rosslyn are Scandinavian in origin and could have been some of the first explorers of the Americes, a la the Vikings.

Whatever you believe or don't believe about Rosslyn I'd urge it as a great visit. I'm not too sure about the Holy Grail or indeed Mary Magdalene's remains being hidden in the environs of the chapel but I'd be willing to wager there's something pretty interesting hidden under those stone floors!

http://stuartfrew.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/edinburgh-summer-diary-day-four/#more-329

There are a lot of St Clair's and Sinclairs from Shetland, so the Viking theory might hold up quite well.