Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey is a ruined Scottish abbey in Kelso, Scotland. It was founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I.Photo: Scotfocus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kelso War Memorial and Kelso Town Hall.
Kelso Town Hall
Tourism office
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Kelso Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square, Kelso, Scotland. The building, which was the headquarters of Kelso Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building. Kelso Town Hall is situated 590 feet northwest of Kelso Abbey.
Kelso Old Parish Church, Abbey Row, Kelso
Church
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kelso Old Parish Church, Abbey Row, Kelso is situated 440 feet northeast of Kelso Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kelso and Sprouston.
Kelso
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Kelso is a small market town in the Borders region of southern Scotland, with a population of 6900 in 2020. Its name probably derives from Calk Heugh - the "chalk outcrop" which its two rivers cut through.
Sprouston
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sprouston is a village, parish and former feudal barony in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, as well as the historic county of Roxburghshire, located 2 miles north-east of Kelso. Sprouston is situated 2 miles northeast of Kelso Abbey.
Ednam
Village
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Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Floors Castle is nearby. The village was formerly in Roxburghshire. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on Eden Water. Ednam is situated 2 miles north of Kelso Abbey.
Kelso Abbey
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: ruined abbey in Kelso, Scotland, UK
- Categories: abbey, tourism, ruins, tourist attraction, historic site, and burial
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.59708° or 55° 35′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.43219° or 2° 25′ 56″ westOperator
Historic ScotlandOpen location code
9C7VHHW9+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 71331416OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1447338
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Kelso Abbey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “凯尔索修道院”
- Chinese: “凱爾索修道院”
- Chinese: “塞爾扣克修道院”
- Dutch: “Kelso Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Kelso”
- French: “Abbaye de Kelso”
- German: “Kelso Abbey”
- Italian: “abbazia di Kelso”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Kelso”
- Persian: “صومعه کلسو”
- Polish: “Kelso Abbey”
- Russian: “Аббатство Келсо”
- Scots: “Kelsae Aibey”
- Spanish: “abadia de Kelso”
- Spanish: “abadía de Kelso”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Kelso”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kelso Abbey (1128) and War Memorial Gardens.
Nearby Places
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