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Tongland Abbey

Tongland Abbey — abbey in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.

Tongland Abbey

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Tongland Abbey is a abbey in lowlands. Established 1201. (Abbey in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.) Wikipedia notes: "Tungland or Tongland Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Tongland in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was probably founded circa 1218 by Alan, Lord of Galloway, although the church of Tongland had previously been granted to Holyrood Abbey by his grandfather Uchtred in the early 1160s.". Coordinates 54.8631°, -4.0306°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
54.8631, -4.0306
Established
1201

Sources

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