Dunfermline Abbey

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abbey
former Benedictine monastery
medieval church
associatedWith Reformation
surface form: Scottish Reformation

Kingdom of Scotland
surface form: 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 St. Margaret of Scotland (associated)
surface form: 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 Robert the Bruce
surface form: 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
Dunfermline Abbey self-linksurface differs
surface form: tomb of Robert the Bruce
originalDenomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
partOf Church of Scotland
surface form: Church of Scotland parish of Dunfermline
region Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
religiousOrder Benedictines
significance royal mausoleum of medieval Scotland
status partly ruined
tourismRegion Fife
surface form: Fife tourism area
usedAs parish church

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Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland hasLandmark Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline Abbey notableFeature Dunfermline Abbey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: tomb of Robert the Bruce
St. Margaret of Scotland (associated) founded Dunfermline Abbey
subject surface form: St. Margaret of Scotland
St. Margaret of Scotland (associated) burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
subject surface form: St. Margaret of Scotland
Dunfermline Palace locatedIn Dunfermline Abbey
this entity surface form: Dunfermline Abbey precinct
Dunfermline Palace adjacentTo Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline Palace nearby Dunfermline Abbey
this entity surface form: Dunfermline Abbey Church
Dunfermline Carnegie Library locatedNear Dunfermline Abbey
David I of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Robert the Bruce burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Malcolm III of Scotland laterBurialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Alexander I of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Alexander III of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Alexander III of Scotland associatedPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Queen Margaret of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Queen Margaret of Scotland associatedWith Dunfermline Abbey
Edith of Scotland (Matilda of Scotland) residence Dunfermline Abbey
subject surface form: Edith of Scotland
Margaret of Wessex burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
James I of Scotland birthPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline knownFor Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline hasLandmark Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline hasLandmark Dunfermline Abbey
this entity surface form: Dunfermline Abbey Church
Dunfermline hasReligiousSite Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline hasReligiousSite Dunfermline Abbey
this entity surface form: Abbey Church of Dunfermline
Edgar, King of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Edgar, King of Scotland associatedWith Dunfermline Abbey
Margaret of England burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Malcolm IV of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
David II of Scotland birthPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Alexander III placeOfBurial Dunfermline Abbey
subject surface form: Alexander III of Scotland
Alexander III burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
subject surface form: Alexander III of Scotland
Alexander I burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
subject surface form: Alexander I of Scotland
Abbot House nearbySite Dunfermline Abbey
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline City Chambers nearby Dunfermline Abbey
Alexander, Prince of Scotland burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
Fife region (historic) contains Dunfermline Abbey
Donald burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
subject surface form: Donald III of Scotland