Abbeys and Kirks (by Name)
Scotland abbeys and kirks that we visited, from the Border abbeys to parish churches
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Abbeys, monasteries, kirks, and chapels
Nunraw Abbey
A working Trappist monastery only a few miles outside of Edinburgh.
Read MoreKelso Abbey
A 12th century Tironensian abbey, overlooking the Tweed. It has been ruined since the 16th century, which may account for hte very scant remains at Kelso.
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Sproingy bushes and a lovely walled garden next to Melrose Abbey
Read MoreDryburgh Abbey
This beautiful Premonstratensian abbey on the banks of the Tweed is set in a lovely garden with large trees and grassy expanses among the ruins.
Read MoreMelrose Abbey
A mostly-ruined Cistercian abbey in Melrose, founded in the 12th century, it is one of my favorite ruins in all of Scotland
Read MoreJedburgh Abbey
A 12th century Augustinian Abbey in the largest town between Edinburgh and England
Read MoreSweetheart Abbey
If there is a more picturesque abbey in Scotland, I don’t know what it is. Sweetheart abbey is a fabulous ruin set in a grassy churchyard that is almost too green to be real
Read MoreKilwinning Abbey
This is a child abbey from Kelso abbey, also a Tironensian foundation from the 12th century. It is possible that the abbey was never finished, and it was left to ruin in the 16th century.
Read MoreSt Marykirk
The longest church in Scotland at 206 feet, and the second largest parish church in Scotland
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