Cambuskenneth Abbey
The Abbey of St Mary of Cambuskenneth, commonly known as Cambuskenneth Abbey, was a provostry of Canons Regular located on an area of land enclosed by a meander of the River Forth near Stirling in Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: abbey in Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cambuskenneth” and “Cambuskenneth Abbey, Cambuskenneth”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forthbank Stadium and Stirling Castle.
Forthbank Stadium
Stadium
Forthbank Stadium is a football stadium in Stirling, Scotland. Opened in 1993, it has been the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Stirling Albion since then. Forthbank Stadium is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Cambuskenneth Abbey.
Stirling Castle
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Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. Stirling Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Cambuskenneth Abbey.
Stirling railway station
Railway station
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Stirling railway station is a railway station located in Stirling, Scotland. It is located on the former Caledonian Railway main line between Glasgow and Perth. Stirling railway station is situated 3,600 feet west of Cambuskenneth Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cambuskenneth and Stirling.
Cambuskenneth
Village
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Cambuskenneth is a village in the city of Stirling, Scotland. It has a population of 250 and is the site of the historic Cambuskenneth Abbey. It is situated by the River Forth and the only road access to the village is along Ladysneuk Road from Alloa Road in Causewayhead.
Stirling
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Stirling is a city in the central lowlands of Scotland, and historically the county town of Stirlingshire. For centuries this was the main route between the Highlands and the Lowlands, guarded by the castle on its battleship of a crag, and with the River Forth sweeping round as a moat.
Cornton
Suburb
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Cornton, known locally as The Cornton, is a district of the city of Stirling on the North Bank of the River Forth in central Scotland.
Cambuskenneth Abbey
- Categories: abbey, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scots—“Cambuskenneth Abbey” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cambuskenneth abadia”
- Chinese: “坎布斯肯尼特修道院”
- Dutch: “Cambuskenneth Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Cambuskenneth”
- French: “Abbaye de Cambuskenneth”
- German: “Cambuskenneth Abbey”
- Hebrew: “מנזר קמבוסקנת‘”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Cambuskenneth”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Cambuskenneth”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de stirling”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Stirling”
- Scots: “Cammuskenneth Aibey”
Localities in the Area
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