Abbeys & priories · North West England
Sweetheart Abbey
Also known as: Abaty Sweetheart
In or near Cargenbridge.
Sweetheart Abbey — category A listed building in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Sweetheart Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1201. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "category A listed building in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 54.9794°, -3.6185°.
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Heritage listing
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.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From Historic Environment Scotland
Get a small taste of the history of Sweetheart Abbey and of the love story between John Balliol and Lady Dervorguilla from which the abbey took its name.
Read more on the official property page.
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.
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- Coordinates
- 54.9794, -3.6185
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG2 8BY
- 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)
- commons: Sweetheart Abbey 20061214.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sweetheart Abbey?
- Sweetheart Abbey is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG2 8BY).
- What is Sweetheart Abbey?
- Sweetheart Abbey — category A listed building in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Sweetheart Abbey?
- Drivers can use postcode DG2 8BY.
- When was Sweetheart Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- Is Sweetheart Abbey a listed building?
- Sweetheart Abbey is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- 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 8BY. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.