Dundrennan Abbey
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, and monks from Rievaulx Abbey.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: abbey in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dundrennan”
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundrennan and Kirkcudbright.
Dundrennan
Village
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire.
Kirkcudbright
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Kirkcudbright is a coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a poppulation in 2020 of 3350. Farming and fishing are its main trades.
Dundrennan Abbey
- Categories: Cistercian monastery, monastery ruins, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Dundrennan Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Dundrennan Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Dundrennan”
- French: “Abbaye de Dundrennan”
- German: “Abaid Dhun Droighnein”
- German: “Abaid Dhùn Droighnein”
- German: “Dundrennan Abbey”
- German: “Kloster Dundrennan”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Dundrennan”
- Spanish: “abadía de Dundrennan”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Dundrennan”
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