Tour Scotland Photographs Video Dunfermline Abbey Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. The Abbey, whose foundation goes back to 1072, was built by King David I of Scotland in honour of his mother the saintly Queen Margaret.

Tour Scotland photograph of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. King Robert I, The Bruce, is commemorated at Dunfermline Abbey with the words "King Robert the Bruce" carved round the central tower. This was built in the early 19th century after the original tower fell in a violent storm. During restoration work, human remains considered to be those of King Robert the Bruce were found and reburied in a position later occupied by the pulpit.



Tour Scotland video of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of Dunfermline Abbey Graveyard, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Dunfermline Abbey Fife

Tour Scotland video of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. The Abbey, whose foundation goes back to 1072, was built by King David I of Scotland in honour of his mother the saintly Queen Margaret. The tomb of King Robert the Bruce is located in this Abbey. In this video a local tour guide tells part of the story of the Abbey. She is a quiet spoken Scot, so you may have to turn your volume up.

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Tour Scotland Photograph South Door Dunfermline Abbey

Tour Scotland photograph of the South Door to Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. One of the old entrances to the Abbey, through the door, in the distance, you can see one of the stained glass windows.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Stained Glass Window Dunfermline Abbey September 23rd

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a stained glass window in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. There are many fine examples of stained glass to be found in Dunfermline Abbey.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a stained glass window in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a stained glass window in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a stained glass window in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.

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July 23rd Photograph Dunfermline Abbey Scotland

July 23rd photograph of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. The Abbey, whose foundation goes back to 1072, was built by King David I of Scotland in honour of his mother the saintly Queen Margaret.


July 23rd photograph of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. King Robert I, The Bruce, is commemorated at Dunfermline Abbey with the words "King Robert the Bruce" carved round the central tower. This was built in the early 19th century after the original tower fell in a violent storm. During restoration work, human remains considered to be those of King Robert the Bruce were found and reburied in a position later occupied by the pulpit.

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October 9th Photograph Dunfermline Abbey Scotland

October 9th exterior photograph of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1128 by King David I of Scotland, but the monastic establishment was based on an earlier foundation dating back to the reign of King Malcolm Canmore.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Interior Dunfermline Abbey

Tour Scotland photograph of the interior of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. The current church building, on the site of the old Abbey's choir, remains in use as a Parish Church in the Church of Scotland, still with the name Dunfermline Abbey. During the Scottish Reformation, the abbey church was sacked in March 1560. Some parts of the abbey infrastructure still remain, principally the vast refectory and rooms over the gatehouse which was part of the former city wall. The nave was also spared and it was repaired in 1570 by Robert Drummond of Carnock. It served as the parish church till the 19th century, and now forms the vestibule of a new church.



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Tour Scotland Photograph South Door Dunfermline Abbey

Tour Scotland photograph of the South Doorway of the Abbey in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. This ancient Norman doorway was exposed in the south wall in 1903.



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Tour Scotland Photograph West Door Dunfermline Abbey

Tour Scotland photograph of the the beautiful, medieval, West Door of the Abbey in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. A broad flight of steps, well worn by pilgrims feet, leads up to the west doors of Dunfermline Abbey church.



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August 16th Photograph Dunfermline Abbey Scotland

August 16th photograph of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Screen Dunfermline Abbey

Tour Scotland photograph of a screen within Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Stained Glass Windows Dunfermline Abbey

Tour Scotland photograph of stained glass windows within Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph And Video Dunfermline Abbey Church

Tour Scotland photograph of Dunfermline Abbey Church, Fife, Scotland. Dunfermline Abbey, one of Scotland's most important cultural sites, has received more of Caledonia’s royal dead than any other place in the kingdom, excepting Iona. The tomb of Saint Margaret and Malcolm Canmore, within the ruined walls of the Lady chapel, was restored and enclosed by command of Queen Victoria. Robert the Bruce was buried, in 1329, in the choir, now the site of the present parish church. Bruce’s heart rests in Melrose, but his bones lie in Dunfermline Abbey, where, after the discovery of the skeleton in 1818, they were reinterred with fitting pomp below the pulpit of the New church. In 1891 the pulpit was moved back and a monumental brass inserted in the floor to indicate the royal vault.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Organ of Dunfermline Abbey Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of the Organ in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. There is mention of an organ being present in the Abbey as early as 1247 but little is known of this instrument apart from its existence. There is no further record until the Scottish Reformation in 1560, when the use of organs was forbidden. The present Organ was built by Forster and Andrews in 1882.



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Tour Scotland Photograph of Joseph Neil Paton Gravestone Dunfermline Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of the Joseph Neil Paton, Celtic Cross, gravestone in the Dunfermline Abbey Churchyard, Fife, Scotland.Joseph Neil Paton was a well known Dunfermline designer of damask work. Joseph Noel Paton his son, also produced damask work in Dunfermline.

This surname is thought to have come from Paton the son of the 14th century Scots nobleman Sir Patrick Herring. Various forms of the name Paton deriving from the Gaelic form of Paton, which is Macphaiden meaning son of Patrick. The Mac was dropped over the years and the spelling was changed but Paton remained the closest to the original.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Stained Glass Window Dunfermline

Tour Scotland photograph of a stained glass window in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Of Dunfermline Abbey Church Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of Abbey Church in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. This large Benedictine abbey was administered by the Abbot of Dunfermline. The abbey was founded in 1128 by King David I of Scotland, but the monastic establishment was based on an earlier foundation dating back to the reign of Malcolm Canmore, 1058 to 1093). Dunfermline became a centre for the well promoted cult of St Margaret, Malcolm's wife and David's mother, from whom the monastery later claimed foundation and for which an earlier foundation charter was fabricated. Robert the Bruce was buried, in 1329, in the choir, now the site of the present parish church. Bruce’s heart rests in Melrose, but his bones lie in Dunfermline Abbey, where, after the discovery of the skeleton in 1818, they were reinterred with fitting pomp below the pulpit of the New church. In 1891 the pulpit was moved back and a monumental brass inserted in the floor to indicate the royal vault.



The foundations of the earliest church, the Church of the Holy Trinity, are under the present superb nave, built in the 12th century in the Romanesque style. The Abbey was sacked in 1560, and fell into disrepair, although part of the church continued in use. Substantial parts of the Abbey building remain, including the vast refectory. Next to the Abbey is the ruin of Dunfermline Palace.

Dunfermline Abbey, one of Scotland's most important cultural sites, has received more of Caledonia’s royal dead than any other place in the kingdom, excepting Iona. The northern renaissance makar, Robert Henryson, is one of the most notable non-royal names to be associated with the abbey. The tomb of Saint Margaret and Malcolm Canmore, within the ruined walls of the Lady chapel, was restored and enclosed by command of Queen Victoria.

During the winter of 1303 the court of Edward I of England was held in the abbey, and on his departure next year most of the buildings were burned. When the Reformers attacked the abbey church in March 1560, they spared the nave. This was repaired in 1570 by Robert Drummond of Carnock. It served as the parish church till the 19th century, and now forms the vestibule of the New church. This edifice, in the Perpendicular style, opened for public worship in 1821, occupies the site of the ancient chancel and transepts, though differing in style and proportions from the original structure.

The old building was a fine example of simple and massive Norman, as the nave testifies, and has a beautiful doorway in its west front. Another rich Norman doorway was exposed in the south wall in 1903, when masons were cutting a site for the memorial to the soldiers who had fallen in the Second Boer War. A new site was found for this monument in order that the ancient and beautiful entrance might be preserved. The venerable structure is maintained publicly, and private munificence has provided several stained glass windows. Of the monastery there still remains the south wall of the refectory, with a fine window.

The current church building, on the site of the old Abbey's choir, remains in use as a Parish Church in the Church of Scotland, still with the name Dunfermline Abbey.

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