Tour Scotland travel video, with Scottish music, of Dundrennan Abbey on visit to Dumfries and Galloway. This was a Cistercian monastery in the Romanesque architectural style, established in 1142 by Fergus of Galloway, King David I of Scotland, born 1124, died 1153, and monks from Rievaulx Abbey. Though extensively ruined, the transepts are the main surviving parts, Dundrennan is noted for the purity and restraint of its architecture, reflecting the austere Cistercian ideal. It is also built from very hard weathering grey sandstone, so the original architectural forms and mouldings are well preserved. Mary, Queen of Scots, after the Battle of Langside, spent her final night in Scotland here, in 1568. From neighbouring Port Mary, she crossed the Solway Firth to Workington, and shortly after was imprisoned by the English.
The abbey is presently closed due to the coronavirus pandemcic
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