The Wallace Cave, one them, this is one of several, this one being in Roslin Glen near Rosslyn Castle on a route to Hawthornden Castle 6 of 7 On-site Insights

These reflected scenes are taken to show the light both inside and outside of the Wallace Cave in Roslin Glen neat Rosslyn Castle. The Wallace Cave is a little harder to find than Castles in the Glen, but worth it and then to follow the walk to Hawthornden Castle too is an amazing adventure. Roslin Glen holds many great views and historic sites from the prehistoric to the continuing renovation and interpretation of the wonderful places within the fantastic landscape.

The cave appears to have been extend with pick marks showing where stone has been removed from the inside walls to create more space. There several rock cut viewing areas along the way from the cave to Hawthornden Castle. It appears that the path was created as a route for local enjoyment and maybe as part of a tourist inspired landscape. The age of the original cave could be ancient and it may have been present when in prehistory symbols were carved on the rocks. From ancient through prehistoric us to the cave being a hideout for William Wallace is just a part of the history within Roslin Glen. The cave is near the fine building of Gorton House and is on the opposite escarpment to what is referred to as General Monk’s Battery and somewhat East of Rosslyn Chapel and Rosslyn Castle on a route from Rolsin Country Park to Hawthornden Castle.

Please to note that there are other places that have a Wallace Cave and also Wallace’s Caves. The known journeys in between slighting that is damaging defensive positions that Wallace and other forces could not garrison against their enemy show that Sir William Wallace could have spent time hiding is many remote locations and may have taken shelter in many caves across Scotland. The various caves now designated as being used by him have different historical details and each can be enjoyed on their own merit. Then there are ideas of King Robert Bruce and his times in hiding including his interaction with a determined inspiring spider.

‘Schplendid’ decline, a natural going away with the waveforms of sunlight, winds and rain slowly eroding everything seemingly diligently taking all of what is til nothing will remain. All the while the guardian stands watch making memories of even older dread ghost of man's tormented slaves free expressions of intricate passions delivered for sensation rather than for continued ‘rememberation’ all woven in light and in shadow, woven into so many songs on the winds and embroidered in fine worked detail with the rain til only the rocks and their hollows remain.

Too many reflections loaded and here I am loading more. These are the end to the reflections as the personal intrusion was the end my friend. No worries about being personally intruded, it is just the way it is, was and hopefully will be. Please step in, out and walk all around my pictures, your pathways are more important than my pictures. When everything else is in balance I try to take an image and create a picture hopefully in harmony.

There are some good links below. My reflected images don’t get many views, here they are though. Some pictures I take I see the reflection opening up the scene. Here the dark cross caught my eye and the potential to extend the original image from a landscape orientation and then from a portrait orientation fired my mind and then, and then someone rose from their lower perspective photography and stood in my scene. Suddenly I was woken from my image making dream. They were a great photography companion and the only reason that I was there and out and about with a camera. No shade on them for elevate themselves from a close-up photography Yoga pose focused on a flower I believe. They can puncture my composed dream frames anytime, also in any place and in all space and none, even if their puncture power means the dream scene has gone.*

The Sun will shine and cast shadows and in inspecting them we can tell the time. We can see line and with a care we can watch the minutes and hours pass as the line moves. If we wish we can look at light as the generative creator of life and we can see shadow as an opposition a place that will not respond to the clarion call of the Sun. Shadow and shade bring about their own distinct wonders and Shadow is created and directed in constant movement by light of varying intensity. We humans have considered good and bad omens from the force of the Sun and from the reaction of shade, shadow and subterranean sunless places as well as the phase of the Moon displaying reflected radiance of the Sun and at times the Moon shrouds the Sun in eclipse of amazing exactness gifting sight of the edge the immediate crown of the star that illuminates us and leaves us to the further distant view of the other stars and planets by night. All this to say Sun and Shadow, direct light and reflection and refraction all the time in world seemingly making and recreating signs and symbols that we divine as the language of light and the symphony of dark. Light is light and lack of light is either less, or even total darkness with no need to try to read the light and to listen to the dark. After this mention of omen and even prediction everything below this is information about the absolutely stunning location.

Hawthornden Castle stands atop several layers of caves that have been extended into amazing chambers visited by many famous people on their Scottish tours. The castle is one of three close together all taking advantage of the steep escarpment that offers natural rock protection above the North Esk river flowing swiftly below. Roslin Glen is home to Rosslyn Castle and many believe the Holy Grail resides here too, there are wonderful legends and fantastic natural formations throughout the glen, plenty enough to enjoy even beyond the quest for the Holy Grail.

Linked below are Hawthornden Castle, near Edinburgh by Alexander Nasmyth from the Google Art Project and both Roslin Glen cared for by Rosslyn Chapel Trust, as well as Roslin Glen Country Park and also Wallace’s Cave, the other cave and prehistoric rock carvings.

The Hawthornden Foundation is linked below they are a part of bigger project with events and hosting writers to stay in places such as Hawthornden Castle for a month of focused literary working days.

*The Dream Scene Puncture Repair Kit is currently available from the Akashic Records at wherever you usually Yoga access them. They can help you achieve stone solid results and icon Sphinx like waking scenes and also avoid all frame puncture at every photographic juncture. Higher State close lens search for Dream Scene Puncture Repair in Khemtastic Pack IV Pharaoh Awakes near potential pyramid lakes. If you have not found The Dream Scene Puncture Repair Kit then join the rest of us that either have to recompose and take another dream scene, or move on literally figuratively and even spiritually if your dream close to fulfilment was such a wondrous scene.

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Hawthornden Castle
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthornden_Castle

Alexander Nasmyth - Hawthornden Castle, near Edinburgh - Google Art Project
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_Nasmyth_-_Hawthornde...

Hawthornden Foundation Hawthornden Castle
www.hawthornden.org/hawthornden-castle

Hawthornden Foundation
www.hawthornden.org/

Wallace's Cave, cave and rock carvings SM6825
portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6825

ROSLIN GLEN AND HAWTHORNDEN CASTLE GDL00327
portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/GDL00327

Roslin Glen
Rosslyn Chapel Trust is responsible for the conservation and care of part of the picturesque landscape known as Roslin Glen, which is adjacent to Rosslyn Castle and Rosslyn Chapel.
www.rosslynchapel.com/about/roslin-glen/

Roslin Glen Country Park
www.midlothian.gov.uk/directory_record/171/roslin_glen_co...

Roslin Glen Country Park
g.co/kgs/bdC6DQf

'Wallace's Cave'
canmore.org.uk/site/51808/wallaces-cave

Archaeology Notes
canmore.org.uk/event/712032

Roslin Glen And Hawthornden Castle
Date of Inclusion: 31/03/2001
1:20,000Map Scale:
Council: Midlothian
Designation Reference: GDL00327
portal.historicenvironment.scot/document/600000778

The monument known as Wallace's Cave, cave and rock carvings
portal.historicenvironment.scot/document/600012599

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Taken on: April 18, 2024

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