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near Edinburgh but not including the Pentland Hills

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	Rosslyn Chapel South Porch 649 x 864 207K	From the back cover of ROSSLYN Country of Painter and Poet: "The picturesque and romantic locality of Rosslyn lies near the Pentland Hills, seven miles from the city of Edinburgh. The mystique of Rosslyn Chapel as the presumed repository of the lost scrolls of Solomon's Temple and the Holy Grail, and its association with the Knights Templar and the origins of Scottish Freemasonry have attracted countless artists, writers and antiquaries for over two hundred years." ISBN 0 903278 29 5
	Entrance 1152 x 864 261K	Construction was commenced in 1446 by William St Clair, Prince of Orkney. This is certainly an old door and, should you visit Rosslyn Chapel, you will pass through it.
	Apprentice Pillar 1024 x 768 178K	The first of three pictures of this ornately carved pillar. For an explanation of how it got this name I've quoted the text from page 21 of the ROSSLYN book mentioned above:
	Apprentice Pillar (detail) 618 x 768 141K	"According to legend, the master-mason of the Chapel was unable to execute a complex design of this pier from the plans furnished to him and had to go to Rome to take an accurate drawing of a similar one there. On his return, he found that his apprentice had, in his absence, overcome all difficulties and that the work was already finished. Instead of being delighted at having trained such a workman, the mason was so overcome by jealousy that he immediately killed the apprentice with a blow of his hammer, and thereafter paid the penalty of death by hanging for his own misdeed." ISBN 0 903278 29 5
	Chapel 1152 x 864 214K	The third picture featuring the Apprentice Pillar, and showing more of the interior of the chapel. All three photos were taken with the existing interior lighting.
	Carved Face 1024 x 768 161K	A small part of the immense amount of detailed stone carvings. The exterior ones have been eroded by time and weather and are now protected by a temporary roof canopy.
	Chapel Roof 1152 x 864 323K	The best shot I could get of the carved interior ceiling using the available incandescent light.
	Window 563 x 768 134K	A stained glass window dating from much more recent times. It features Saint Francis and features, amongst other creatures, what appears to be a kangaroo. Information is provided within Rosslyn Chapel.

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