Cathedrals · North West England
Sweetheart Abbey
In or near Cargenbridge.
Sweetheart Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.
Richard Sutcliffe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Sweetheart Abbey is a cathedral in scotland lowlands, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1201. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.
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Protected designations
- Ramsar wetland: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Abbey of Dulce Cor, better known as Sweetheart Abbey (Gaelic: An Abaid Ur), was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1273 in what is now the village of New Abbey, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, 8 miles (13 km) south of Dumfries.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.9794, -3.6185
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG2 8BU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Phone
- +44 1387 850 397
- Established
- 1201
- Official site
- www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q745893 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sweetheart Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Places to eat & drink
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sweetheart Abbey?
- Sweetheart Abbey is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG2 8BU).
- What is Sweetheart Abbey?
- Sweetheart Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Sweetheart Abbey?
- Drivers can use postcode DG2 8BU.
- When was Sweetheart Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- Is Sweetheart Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Sweetheart Abbey is part of the Upper Solway Flats & Marshes Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Sweetheart Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG2 8BU. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.