My Britain   
     
Abbey Locator
ATTRACTIONS
Abbeys
Museums
Ancient Sites
Castles
Cathedrals
Gardens
Heritage Railways
Historic Houses
Palaces
National Parks
Royal Residences
Spas
Theme Parks
Wildlife
World Heritage
 
 
 
 
 

Melrose Abbey.

"Melrose Abbey was founded in 1136 by David the First, and consecrated ten years afterwards with the greatest pomp and solemnity peculiar to the period. It was granted by royal charter to the Cistercian Order of Monks, which had previously been instituted in France, on the Benedictine principles, and which order rapidly grew into a great community extending throughout every country in Europe." Extract from "Melrose Abbey, with notes descriptive and historical" (Open Library).

Melrose Abbey is a Historic Scotland property with free entry for Historic Scotland members.

Address:
Scottish Borders, TD6 9LG
Website: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

Some of the best abbeys......

England: Westminster Abbey
 
England: Fountains Abbey
 
England: Bath Abbey
 
Scotland: Melrose Abbey
 
Wales: Tintern Abbey

Recommended ......

Read: Westminster Abbey (Wonders of the World (Harvard University Press))

Read: Treasures of Westminster Abbey

Read: Fountains Abbey : the Story of a Mediaeval Monastery

Read: Bath Abbey

Thomas Pink: Perfect Gifts For Holiday