27/10/2019  Photo a Day  Free choice month

 This Gravestone is next to the ruins of the Augustinian Abbey in the grounds of Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh , I told my children they could erect this for me when I'm gone but they have denied my request!!

From Wikipedia

The ruined Augustinian Holyrood Abbey that is sited in the grounds was founded in 1128 at the order of King David I of Scotland. The name derives either from a legendary vision of the cross witnessed by David I, or from a relic of the True Cross known as the Holy Rood or Black Rood, and which had belonged to Queen Margaret, David's mother.^[23] As a royal foundation, and sited close to Edinburgh Castle, it became an important administrative centre. A Papal legate was received here in 1177, while in 1189 a council of nobles met to discuss a ransom for the captive king, William the Lion.^[24] Robert the Bruce held a parliament at the abbey in 1326, and by 1329 it may already have been in use as a royal residence. In 1370, David II became the first of several Kings of Scots to be buried at Holyrood. Not only was James II born at Holyrood in 1430, it was at Holyrood that he was crowned, married and laid to rest.^[24] James III and Margaret of Denmark were married at Holyrood in 1469.^[23] The early royal residence was in the abbey guesthouse, which most likely stood on the site of the present north range of the palace, west of the abbey cloister,^[24] and by the later 15th century already had dedicated royal apartments.^[23]