9:30 - 5:00 or midday tour as arranged upon booking.

You will benefit from several years of knowledge that Jackie has gained from world experts in various fields. Jackie tailor-makes every tour according to the clients' interests. This tour of Midlothian centres on Rosslyn Chapel and other lesser known architectural sites that are nevertheless immensely significant

The full day trails starts in Edinburgh with a private visit to the only remaining Pre - Reformation building in Edinburgh: a well house of Triduana who was a female saint and healer in the late Celtic era. This crypt is well off the beaten track and features a hexagonal vaulting style unique in Scotland. Its architecture was of the same period as Rosslyn. Passing through Holyrood Park we continue with a trip to the beautiful Rosslyn Chapel in Midlothian. Celtic Trails tours to Rosslyn
are the longest established tours to Rosslyn and have always examined the more mystical elements of its history without rewriting its history!.

Rosslyn Chapel is undoubtedly the best example of medieval carving in stone in Europe. Then we explore other local sites starting with the ancient headquarters of the Knights Templar at Temple where a ruined chapel now stands in a serene setting..

The old chapel in the Cistercian crypt of Newbattle Abbey nearby features a leper's squint, magnificent marquetry flooring and an ancient and enigmatic baptismal font relating to Mary Queen of Scots and her mother Mary of Guise, who features at Rosslyn also.

Further to the south, the peaceful and quite significant site of
Borthwick Church by Borthwick Castle is as delightful close up as it is viewed from a distance. Here you can view the quite ornate Borthwick effigies lying in their serene setting. Cup bearers to the Sinclairs of Rosslyn, you can sense their immense loyalty and chivalry in this place of serenity even today. You can also have tea /coffee and shortbread by the giant fire in the baronial hall at the well-preserved fourteenth
century Borthwick Castle (by prior arrangement only).

For those interested in geomancy (Ley lines) there is much to discuss.