Melrose Abbey

St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in , Roxburghshire, in the . It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks at the request of King David I of Scotland and was the chief house of that order in the country until the Reformation.
Wikipedia
Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Convent
  • …lies at an elevation of 299 feet (91 metres)
  • …is also known as “St Mary’s Abbey, Melrose”
  • Description: partly ruined monastery in Melrose, Scotland
A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Priorwood Garden and Harmony Garden.
Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a garden in Melrose in the area of .
Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is the garden of Harmony Hall which… is situated 510 feet northwest of Melrose Abbey.
Martin Dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a museum, which is situated 460 feet north of Melrose Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melrose and Gattonside.
LeCardinal, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in the Region of southern , with a population of 2,510 in 2016.
MH032, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village in the .
Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the , about 1+1⁄4 miles east of .

Melrose Abbey

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
55.59889° or 55° 35′ 56″ north
Longitude
-2.71778° or 2° 43′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C7VH7XJ+HV
Geo­Names ID
7626581
Wiki­data ID
Q1919732

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Melrose Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Melrose-abdy”
  • Basque: “Melrose abadia”
  • Belarusian: “Абацтва Мелроўз”
  • Catalan: “abadia de Melrose”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Melrose”
  • Catalan: “St Mary”
  • Chinese: “梅尔罗斯修道院”
  • Chinese: “梅爾羅斯修道院”
  • Czech: “Klášter Melrose”
  • Dutch: “Melrose Abbey”
  • French: “abbaye de Melrose”
  • French: “Abbaye de melrose”
  • French: “Abbaye de Melrose”
  • French: “Abbaye De Melrose”
  • French: “Abbé de Melrose”
  • German: “Kloster Melrose”
  • German: “Melrose Abbey”
  • Greek: “Αββαείο του Μέλροουζ”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר מלרוז”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Melrose”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Melrose”
  • Italian: “Melrose Abbey”
  • Japanese: “メルローズ・アビー”
  • Japanese: “メルローズ修道院”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Klosteret i Melrose”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Melrose Abbey”
  • Norwegian: “Melrose Abbey”
  • Persian: “صومعه ملروز”
  • Polish: “Melrose Abbey”
  • Portuguese: “Melrose (Escócia)”
  • Portuguese: “Melrose”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Melrose”
  • Russian: “Аббатство Мелроуз”
  • Scots: “Melrose Aibey”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abaid Mhaolrois”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Melrose”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de melrose”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de Melrose”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Melrose”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Melrose”
  • Swedish: “Melrose Abbey”
  • Welsh: “Abaty Melrose”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Melrose Abbey”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dingleton and Highcross.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Allan Water and Drygrange.

Scottish Borders: Highlights

Learn more about Jedburgh and Melrose.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.