Dundrennan Abbey
Dundrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire
Dundrennan Abbey gallery
Now a ruin, the 12th-century abbey was home to a community of Cistercian monks for 400 years.
Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere at this ruined medieval abbey, set in tree-fringed pastures, and find the effigy of a murdered abbot, with his executed assassin at his feet. Mary Queen of Scots spent her last hours in Scotland here in May 1568, after the disastrous Battle of Langside.
Everywhere peace, everywhere serenity, and a marvellous freedom from the tumult of the world
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