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The adder is Scotland's only poisonous snake but is scarcely dangerous if not aggravated. Adders are identifiable by a dark zig-zag on their backs, but females can be distinguished by their greater length, duller colouring and orange eyes. Adders are often spotted around large stones and boulders, and on open stretches of moorland in summer. They can be hard to spot, given their tendency to avoid humans rather than attack where possible.
The sole remaining part of the extensive monastery associated with the Abbey. After the reformation, the monastic property was transferred to the ownership of the Hamilton family, then later to the Cochrane family. In 1684, Jean Cochrane was married in the Abbey to Graham of Claverhouse (Bonny Dundee). The palace of Paisley (whence the modern-day 'place')
eventually fell into disrepair until it was bought back by the Abbey in 1904. Today, it houses the shop and cafe, choir rehearsal room and accomodation for meetings etc.
The north and part of the east cloisters were restored in 1914. In the centre of the cloister garden is the Abbey's war memorial dedicated in the presence of Earl Haig in 1923
The sole remaining part of the extensive monastery associated with the Abbey. After the reformation, the monastic property was transferred to the ownership of the Hamilton family, then later to the Cochrane family. In 1684, Jean Cochrane was married in the Abbey to Graham of Claverhouse (Bonny Dundee). The palace of Paisley (whence the modern-day 'place')
eventually fell into disrepair until it was bought back by the Abbey in 1904. Today, it houses the shop and cafe, choir rehearsal room and accomodation for meetings etc.
Although no medieval stained glass survives in the Abbey, there are many fine examples of 19th and 20th century stained glass, including this Burne Jones window. Other windows featured in this tour are the Great East Window and the Shaw Memorial Window.
This window was erected in 1989 in memory of Mr. James D.D. Shaw, a former Vice Chairman of the Society of Friends. It depicts light and music and its colours are vibrant and evocative. The artist is John Clark, one of today's foremost stained-glass artists.
Marjory Bruce was the daughter of King Robert the Bruce and married Walter, the 6th High Steward of Scotland. Tradition has it that she fell from her horse while riding near Paisley Abbey and was brought here in a seriously injured condition. She was pregnant at the time and, although the baby was saved, Marjory herself died. The baby
would become King Robert II of Scotland, the first of the Stewart monarchs and an ancestor of our present queen. Marjory was buried in the Abbey and this memorial marks the probable site of her last resting place.
The Abbey organ is one of the finest in the country. Originally a Cavaille-Coll organ built by the renowned Parisian organ builder in 1872, it has been rebuilt and extended three times. The present organ has 4 manuals, 65 stops and 5448 pipes.
Sadly endangered throughout the UK as vast tracts of land become the domain of their dominant, non-native grey cousins, red squirrels are relatively easy to spot in Scotland, which is home to three quarters of the British population. The bushy tail and tufted ears combine to make the red squirrel one of the country's most endearing mammals.
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The adder is Scotland's only poisonous snake but is scarcely dangerous if not aggravated. Adders are identifiable by a dark zig-zag on their backs, but females can be distinguished by their greater length, duller colouring and orange eyes. Adders are often spotted around large stones and boulders, and on open stretches of moorland in summer. They can be hard to spot, given their tendency to avoid humans rather than attack where possible.
The sole remaining part of the extensive monastery associated with the Abbey. After the reformation, the monastic property was transferred to the ownership of the Hamilton family, then later to the Cochrane family. In 1684, Jean Cochrane was married in the Abbey to Graham of Claverhouse (Bonny Dundee). The palace of Paisley (whence the modern-day 'place') eventually fell into disrepair until it was bought back by the Abbey in 1904. Today, it houses the shop and cafe, choir rehearsal room and accomodation for meetings etc.
The north and part of the east cloisters were restored in 1914. In the centre of the cloister garden is the Abbey's war memorial dedicated in the presence of Earl Haig in 1923
The sole remaining part of the extensive monastery associated with the Abbey. After the reformation, the monastic property was transferred to the ownership of the Hamilton family, then later to the Cochrane family. In 1684, Jean Cochrane was married in the Abbey to Graham of Claverhouse (Bonny Dundee). The palace of Paisley (whence the modern-day 'place') eventually fell into disrepair until it was bought back by the Abbey in 1904. Today, it houses the shop and cafe, choir rehearsal room and accomodation for meetings etc.
Although no medieval stained glass survives in the Abbey, there are many fine examples of 19th and 20th century stained glass, including this Burne Jones window. Other windows featured in this tour are the Great East Window and the Shaw Memorial Window.
This window was erected in 1989 in memory of Mr. James D.D. Shaw, a former Vice Chairman of the Society of Friends. It depicts light and music and its colours are vibrant and evocative. The artist is John Clark, one of today's foremost stained-glass artists.
Marjory Bruce was the daughter of King Robert the Bruce and married Walter, the 6th High Steward of Scotland. Tradition has it that she fell from her horse while riding near Paisley Abbey and was brought here in a seriously injured condition. She was pregnant at the time and, although the baby was saved, Marjory herself died. The baby would become King Robert II of Scotland, the first of the Stewart monarchs and an ancestor of our present queen. Marjory was buried in the Abbey and this memorial marks the probable site of her last resting place.
The Abbey organ is one of the finest in the country. Originally a Cavaille-Coll organ built by the renowned Parisian organ builder in 1872, it has been rebuilt and extended three times. The present organ has 4 manuals, 65 stops and 5448 pipes.
Sadly endangered throughout the UK as vast tracts of land become the domain of their dominant, non-native grey cousins, red squirrels are relatively easy to spot in Scotland, which is home to three quarters of the British population. The bushy tail and tufted ears combine to make the red squirrel one of the country's most endearing mammals.