Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland Jun 9, 2022

Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland

They say Paris is the City of Love but there"s a lesser-known place where love is the whole reason it even exists. We"re in a Scottish village now known as New Abbey, about 8 miles south of Dumfries. We"ve stepped inside the ruins of Sweetheart Abbey, a 13th-century testament to the love between a husband and wife. Founded in 1273 by "lady of substance" Dervorguilla of Galloway, the abbey was constructed solely to commemorate her love for English nobleman John de Balliol upon his death in 1268.

© Westend61/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jun 9, 2018Yarn bombing in the village of Gurnard, England
Jun 9, 2019Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
Jun 9, 2020Gem State views
Jun 9, 2021Ring of fire
Jun 9, 2023Cappadocia, Türkiye
Jun 9, 2024Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Spain
Jun 9, 2025Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 11, 2025Tulips, Netherlands
Jul 24, 2020Trunks stick together
Aug 29, 2020Big wheels on a big mountain
Oct 14, 2018Gone ‘lightseeing’ in Berlin
Apr 12, 2025International Day of Human Space Flight
Sep 12, 2022Chestnut-eared aracari in the Pantanal, Brazil
Jan 17, 2024Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
May 2, 2022Pamukkale, Turkey
Aug 25, 2019A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
Oct 17, 2019Red-leaf hunting in Japan
Nov 22, 2021Irohazaka road
Apr 5, 2021Once upon a time there was a bridge…
Oct 22, 2024Palazzo Zuccari, Rome
Nov 15, 2023Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
Nov 21, 2023Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
Sep 15, 2023National Hispanic Heritage Month
Aug 17, 2019The buzz about bees
Mar 25, 2022Tolkien Reading Day
May 6, 2024The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
Jan 2, 2025Ardez, Graubunden, Switzerland
Jun 15, 2022Nature Photography Day
Apr 13, 2025Songkran—Thai New Year
Feb 2, 2024Groundhog Day
Sep 9, 2020Where the bearded reedling sings
Feb 14, 2026Happy Valentines Day!
Jul 9, 2025Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
Sep 5, 2018Salmon migration in full swing
Jun 16, 2019Happy Father s Day
Jan 20, 2026Penguin Awareness Day
Feb 11, 2026Death Valley National Parks Anniversary