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Dundrennan Abbey 
Monastery information Order Cistercian Established 1142 Disestablished 1606 Mother house Rievaulx Abbey Diocese Diocese of Galloway Controlled churches Kirkmabreck; Rerrick (Dundrennan) People Founder(s) Fergus of Galloway Important associated figures Thomas Livingston Dundrennan Abbey, in Dundrennan, Scotland, near to Kirkcudbright, was a Cistercian monastery in the Romanesque architectural style, established in 1142 by Fergus of Galloway, King David I of Scotland (1124–53), and monks from Rievaulx Abbey.
Though extensively ruined (the transepts are the main surviving parts), Dundrennan is noted for the purity and restraint of its architecture, reflecting the austere Cistercian ideal. It is also built from very hard-weathering grey sandstone, so the original architectural forms and mouldings are well preserved.
Mary, Queen of Scots, after the Battle of Langside, spent her final night in Scotland here, in 1568. From neighbouring Port Mary, she crossed the Solway Firth to Workington, and shortly after was imprisoned by the English.
In 1587, following the Scottish Reformation, the land passed to the Crown. The site fell into ruin after it was subsequently used to house livestock. Historic Scotland maintain the site today.
See also
- Abbot of Dundrennan, for a list of abbots and priors
External links
- Dundrennan Abbey - site information from Historic Scotland
- Abbey of Dundrennan from the Catholic Encyclopedia
- Transcriptions and photographs of Gravestones in Dundrennan Abbey Grounds
Melrose filiation (from Rievaulx) Melrose Abbey (1136) • Newbattle Abbey (1140) • Holmcultram Abbey* (1150) • Kinloss Abbey (1150) • Coupar Angus Abbey (1164) • Balmerino Abbey (1227)Dundrennan filiation (from Rievaulx) Dundrennan Abbey (1142) • Glenluce Abbey (1192) • Sweetheart Abbey (1273)Mellifont filiation** (from Cîteaux) ? Soulseat Abbey*** (1148) • Saddell Abbey (1207)Kinloss filiation**** (from Rievaulx) Culross Abbey (1217) • Deer Abbey (1219)Latter day foundations Nunraw (1946)* Now in England, but at the time of its foundation, part of the Scottish kingdom of David I.
** Filiation from Mellifont Abbey in Ireland, founded 1142.
*** If this existed, it was shortly afterwards replaced by a Premonstratensian establishment.
**** In the line of filiation from Melrose (above).Coordinates: 54°48′24″N 3°56′52″W / 54.80667°N 3.94778°W
Categories:- Historic Scotland properties
- Listed monasteries in Scotland
- Cistercian monasteries in Scotland
- History of Galloway
- 1142 establishments
- Religious organizations established in the 1140s
- Category A listed buildings in Scotland
- Listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway
- Listed churches in Scotland
- Christian monasteries established in the 12th century
- 1606 disestablishments
- Scottish church stubs
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