Roslin Chapel, Lothian, Scotland. The Roslin Chapel contains the 'Prentice Pillar', a remarkable carved pillar which is said to contain the Holy Grail. According to Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parzival', the grail was kept in a Holy Temple where it was guarded by the Templiesen. The Temple is thought by Knight and Lomas to be the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, where the treasures of the Jewish people were buried before the destruction of Jerusalem in 68 AD. The Templiesen are the Monastic Order fo the Knights Templar, supposedly heirs to this hidden treasure which they recovered while on Crusade a thousand years later. The most precious object salvaged was the Holy Grail, with the Templar's Grand master, Hughues de Payen, brought to Scotland to entrust to his wife's uncle, Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney. It remained with the family until the 3rd Earl built the present Chapel at Roslin Castle in 1446. It was constructed as a replica of the original Temple of Solomon and the Grail was encased in the Prentice Pillar. The design for the pillars was so intricate that the local master mason travelled abroad to learn the skills needed - on his return he discovered that his apprentice had completed the first pillar, and in a fit of rage he killed him. The mason found he still had not mastered the skills he needed, and so the work of the talented apprentice stands unique. *** Local Caption ***