A history of the Abbey.
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| New Abbey is along the Solway estuary |
The surrounding area.
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| More information |
Sweetheart Abbey is a ruin.
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| Look at the detail |
It must have looked very attractive in it's heyday.
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| These gates would not hold back invaders |
A large part of the Abbey remains.
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| Gothic and Roman arches |
This hill is called the Criffel and is 750 metres high. You can see it from England.
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| Look how round topped the hill is, like a child's drawing |
An old wagon by the mill.
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| Has anyone seen my horse? |
New Abbey village has some very old houses. For example this white house.
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| Situated down a side street |
The green house looks as if it might have been a shop. Single storey cottages are typical of Scotland.
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| What did the shop sell? |
You could imagine a pony and trap along this street in times gone by.
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| Sweetheart Abbey in the background |
Sunnyhill beach was amazing. The tide was fully out when we arrived so we were able to walk along the beach. You had to be careful as the tide came in very quickly at different points of the beach.
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| A lovely soft sand beach |
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| You can just make out the sea on the horizon |
The rock was as black as coal and the water made the rock shimmer.
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| Amazing colours accentuated by the water |
In places the rock strata was cracked into small segments.
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| The rock looks metallic |
Some rocks were in layers like pancakes.
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| Layers of rock |
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| Slices of rock |
Cave formations were found along the beach. Half a cave.
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| Enter if you dare |
An overhanging cave.
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| Copper staining the rock |
Lichen on the rock.
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| Curves and twists |
Glowing rocks.
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| The rock looks as if it has been polished |
Stunning.
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| Pinks purples golds and black |
A mass of cockle shells washed up on the shore.
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| How many shells can you see? |
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