Melrose Abbey

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Cistercian monastery medieval abbey ruined monastery tourist attraction

Melrose Abbey is a ruined medieval Cistercian monastery in the Scottish Borders, renowned for its Gothic architecture and historical significance as a royal burial site.

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cistercian monastery ⓘ
medieval abbey ⓘ
ruined monastery ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Robert the Bruce ⓘ
Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
associatedWithAuthor Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
surface form: Walter Scott
category Cistercian monasteries in Scotland ⓘ
Monasteries in the Scottish Borders ⓘ
constructionBegan 1136 ⓘ
containsBurial Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
James the Elder, 5th High Steward of Scotland ⓘ
Richard of Manners, Abbot of Melrose ⓘ
Waltheof of Melrose ⓘ
containsHeartBurial Robert the Bruce ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
damagedIn Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-Scottish wars
dedicatedTo Saint Mary ⓘ
surface form: Saint Mary the Virgin
diocese Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ
dissolutionDate 16th century ⓘ
dissolvedDuring Scottish Reformation ⓘ
foundedBy David I of Scotland ⓘ
foundingDate 1136 ⓘ
function monastic community ⓘ
royal burial site ⓘ
hasVisitorCentre true ⓘ
heritageDesignation Category A listed building ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ
inspiredWork The Lay of the Last Minstrel ⓘ
locatedIn Melrose ⓘ
locatedInHistoricRegion Roxburghshire ⓘ
locatedInNation United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedInRegion Scottish Borders ⓘ
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
nearRiver River Tweed ⓘ
notableFeature decorative gargoyles ⓘ
elaborate stone carvings ⓘ
ornate choir ⓘ
tracery windows ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
orderFoundedFrom Rievaulx Abbey (vicinity) ⓘ
surface form: Rievaulx Abbey
partiallyRebuiltInCentury 14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Cistercians ⓘ
surface form: Cistercian Order
sufferedAttack Edward II of England ⓘ
King Richard II of England ⓘ
surface form: Richard II of England

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexander II of Scotland → burialPlace → Melrose Abbey ⓘ
Borders → contains → Melrose Abbey ⓘ
Scottish Borders → containsHistoricSite → Melrose Abbey ⓘ
David I of Scotland → founded → Melrose Abbey ⓘ
Historic Environment Scotland → manages → Melrose Abbey ⓘ