Bill’s Dunnett Blog

Anyone who was with us for the DDRA Edinburgh weekend a few years ago when we visited Rosslyn Chapel (thankfully before the Dan Brown inspired increase in visitor numbers) will remember the intricate scaffolding and extra roof which was being used to allow access for restoration and also to help dry out the building after earlier ill-conceived restoration efforts. While it was fascinating to walk around the scaffolding and see the roof carvings up close the broader external views were much disrupted.

Now the chapel, which Dorothy used as a setting in the House of Niccolo, is emerging from its web of steel and can be appreciated in full again. You can read more details about it at the Scotsman site

http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Rosslyn-Chapel39s-resurrection-revealed.6473239.jp

An archaeological dig at Edinburgh University is uncovering remnants of the Kirk O’Fields house where Darnley, husband of Mary Queen of Scots and son of Margaret Lennox, was murdered, along with a number of other old buildings. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-10951977

Just a quick mention that on one of my other blogs – Enigma Variations – I’ve just posted a photograph of Dunnottar Castle; which of course you’ll all remember was where Richard was staying when news of the shipwreck of the Edward Bonaventure came through. Unlike my usual photos this one was taken on a mobile phone, but I’m pretty pleased with how it came out. The post is called Travels with a stand-in camera.