Abbeys & priories · Scottish Lowlands
Scottish abbeys of the Borders
Four ruined Norman abbeys in the Tweed Valley.
King David I of Scotland founded four great abbeys in the Borders between 1136 and 1150 — Melrose, Jedburgh, Kelso and Dryburgh. All were repeatedly sacked by English armies in the wars of independence, and finally destroyed in the Reformation. What remains today is a clutch of skeletal red-sandstone ruins set in pastoral Border-country valleys, each within an hour's drive of the others. A perfect two-day tour from Edinburgh or Newcastle.
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Melrose Abbey
Melrose Abbey — a abbey in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh Abbey — abbey in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
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Dryburgh Abbey
Dryburgh Abbey — category A listed building in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
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Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.