Gargoyles and Grotesques of Melrose Abbey, Scotland

I’ve recently been reading a book about the history of British myths and legends concerning dragons, so it made sense to me that today’s gargoyle should be from the United Kingdom. I was looking for some sort of dragon-like gargoyle but fell in love with this bagpipe-playing pig instead. Isn’t he charming? I found him via ferrebeekeeper’s blog; look there for more pictures and a great write-up of bagpipe-playing pigs in medieval art.

As a bonus, I’ve also included this intriguing, skull-like gargoyle from the same abbey. He reminds me of some sort of troll from a fantasy movie.