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Location: Dryburgh Abbey
Town: Newton St Boswells
Information: The graceful ruins of Dryburgh Abbey sit in wooded seclusion beside the River Tweed. The abbey was established in 1150 by white-clad Premonstratensian canons.
Dryburgh became the premier house in Scotland of the Premonstratensian order, which had been established at Prémontré, north-east France, in 1121, by St Norbert of Xanten.
Dryburgh Abbey never quite aspired to the heights of wealth and influence achieved by its neighbours at Kelso, Jedburgh and Melrose, and on the whole the monastic life was lived out quietly. The sound of war occasionally visited the secluded spot, most famously in 1322, when Edward II’s retreating army, on hearing the abbey’s bells ringing in the distance, turned aside and set fire to the place. The Protestant Reformation effectively ended Dryburgh Abbey’s days, and by 1584 just two brethren remained alive.
The abbey buildings were destroyed by fire three times and ravaged by war on four occasions but fine examples of ecclesiastic architecture and masonry remain, and its chapter house reveals plaster and paintwork dating back to its inception.
Dryburgh Abbey is the burial place of Sir Walter Scott and Field-Marshal Earl Haig in the north transept, and the Earl of Buchan in the former sacristy.
Photos: http://www.edinfilm.com/locations/Dryburgh-Abbey
Titles: Under the Beacon Lights |
Authors: Walter Scott |
SITEMAP | LINKS | TERMS & CONDITIONS | © Edinburgh Film Focus 2009
Home | Location detail page
Location: Dryburgh Abbey
Town: Newton St Boswells
Information: The graceful ruins of Dryburgh Abbey sit in wooded seclusion beside the River Tweed. The abbey was established in 1150 by white-clad Premonstratensian canons.
Dryburgh became the premier house in Scotland of the Premonstratensian order, which had been established at Prémontré, north-east France, in 1121, by St Norbert of Xanten.
Dryburgh Abbey never quite aspired to the heights of wealth and influence achieved by its neighbours at Kelso, Jedburgh and Melrose, and on the whole the monastic life was lived out quietly. The sound of war occasionally visited the secluded spot, most famously in 1322, when Edward II’s retreating army, on hearing the abbey’s bells ringing in the distance, turned aside and set fire to the place. The Protestant Reformation effectively ended Dryburgh Abbey’s days, and by 1584 just two brethren remained alive.
The abbey buildings were destroyed by fire three times and ravaged by war on four occasions but fine examples of ecclesiastic architecture and masonry remain, and its chapter house reveals plaster and paintwork dating back to its inception.
Dryburgh Abbey is the burial place of Sir Walter Scott and Field-Marshal Earl Haig in the north transept, and the Earl of Buchan in the former sacristy.
Photos: http://www.edinfilm.com/locations/Dryburgh-Abbey
Titles: Under the Beacon Lights |
Authors: Walter Scott |
SITEMAP | LINKS | TERMS & CONDITIONS | © Edinburgh Film Focus 2009