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Dundrennan Abbey

1142 · 12th century

Dundrennan Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey near Kirkcudbright in Galloway, south-west Scotland, founded in 1142 by Fergus of Galloway, perhaps with King David I, and settled by monks from Rievaulx. Mary, Queen of Scots spent her last night in Scotland there in May 1568 before crossing the Solway Firth into England.

Dundrennan Abbey — Image: Craig Murphy from Scotland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Lordship of Galloway

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Dundrennan Abbey. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dundrennan-abbey
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