Dunfermline Abbey

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abbey former Benedictine monastery medieval church

Dunfermline Abbey is a historic medieval church and former Benedictine monastery renowned as the burial place of several Scottish kings and queens, including Robert the Bruce.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abbey → former Benedictine monastery → medieval church →
associatedWith	Scottish Reformation → Scottish monarchy →
burialPlaceOf	Alexander I of Scotland → Alexander II of Scotland → Alexander III of Scotland → David I of Scotland → Malcolm III of Scotland → Margaret of Wessex → Queen Margaret of Scotland → Robert the Bruce → several Scottish kings → several Scottish queens →
closelyAssociatedWith	Saint Margaret of Scotland →
country	Scotland →
currentUse	active church →
denomination	Church of Scotland →
elevatedTo	abbey →
era	Middle Ages →
foundedAs	Benedictine priory →
foundedBy	Malcolm III of Scotland →
function	place of worship → tourist attraction →
hasArchitecturalStyle	Gothic architecture → Romanesque architecture →
hasTowerInscription	KING ROBERT THE BRUCE →
heritageDesignation	Category A listed building → scheduled monument →
locatedIn	Dunfermline → Fife → United Kingdom →
locatedNear	Pittencrieff Park →
managedBy	Historic Environment Scotland →
material	sandstone →
notableFeature	Gothic choir → Romanesque nave → tomb of Robert the Bruce →
originalDenomination	Roman Catholic Church →
partOf	Church of Scotland parish of Dunfermline →
region	Lowlands of Scotland →
religiousOrder	Benedictines →
significance	royal mausoleum of medieval Scotland →
status	partly ruined →
tourismRegion	Fife tourism area →
usedAs	parish church →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander I of Scotland → Alexander III of Scotland → Alexander III of Scotland → David I of Scotland → Edgar, King of Scotland → Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots → Malcolm IV of Scotland → Margaret of England → Margaret of Wessex → Queen Margaret of Scotland → Robert the Bruce → St. Margaret of Scotland →	burialPlace
Dunfermline → Dunfermline ("Dunfermline Abbey Church") → Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland →	hasLandmark
Dunfermline → Dunfermline ("Abbey Church of Dunfermline") → Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland →	hasReligiousSite
Edgar, King of Scotland → Queen Margaret of Scotland →	associatedWith
David II of Scotland → James I of Scotland →	birthPlace
Dunfermline Palace →	adjacentTo
Alexander III of Scotland →	associatedPlace
St. Margaret of Scotland →	founded
Dunfermline →	knownFor
Malcolm III of Scotland →	laterBurialPlace
Dunfermline Palace ("Dunfermline Abbey precinct") →	locatedIn
Dunfermline Carnegie Library →	locatedNear
Dunfermline Palace ("Dunfermline Abbey Church") →	nearby
Dunfermline Abbey ("tomb of Robert the Bruce") →	notableFeature
Alexander III of Scotland →	placeOfBurial
Edith of Scotland →	residence