Interior Of Abbey With Music On History Visit To Kelso Borders Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of interior of the ruin of the abbey on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Kelso, Borders, Britain, United Kingdom. It occupies ground overlooking the confluence of the Tweed and Teviot waters, the site of what was once the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh and the intended southern centre for the developing Scottish kingdom at that time. Kelso thus became the seat of a pre-eminently powerful abbacy in the heart of the Scottish Borders. It was founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of King Alexander I. In the 14th century, Roxburgh became a focus for periodic attack and occupation by English forces and Kelso's monastic community survived a number of fluctuations in control over the area, restoring the abbey infrastructure after episodes of destruction and ultimately retaining Scottish identity. From 1460 onwards, life for the abbey probably grew more settled, but came once again under attack in the early sixteenth century. By the mid century, through a combination of turbulent events, the abbey effectively ceased to function and the building fell into ruin. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcom All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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