National Museum of Costume
The National Museum of Costume was located at Shambellie House, in New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and it formed part of the National Museums of Scotland.Photo: MaryPoppins1978, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum and costume collection in Scotland
- Also known as: “Shambellie HouseMuseum of Costume”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abbey of Dulce Cor.
Abbey of Dulce Cor
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey of Dulce Cor, better known as Sweetheart Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1273 in what is now the village of New Abbey, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, 8 miles south of Dumfries. Abbey of Dulce Cor is situated 1,900 feet southeast of National Museum of Costume.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Abbey and Bankend.
New Abbey
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles to the south.
Bankend
Hamlet
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bankend is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located near Lochar Water, the civil parish Caerlaverock and the villages of Blackshaw, Glencaple and Shearington. In 1961 it had a population of 79. Bankend is situated 4½ miles east of National Museum of Costume.
The Crichton
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries in southwest Scotland. It serves as a remote campus for the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College, and the Open University. The Crichton is situated 5 miles north of National Museum of Costume.
National Museum of Costume
- Categories: national museum, fashion museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.98325° or 54° 58′ 60″ northLongitude
-3.62588° or 3° 37′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C6RX9MF+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 539142084OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1967480
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Scottish Gaelic—“National Museum of Costume” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “National Museum of Costume”
- German: “National Museum of Costume”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta an Fheistis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Taigh Shambellie”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shambellie Wood and New Abbey Corn Mill.
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