Newbattle Abbey

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Newbattle Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Midlothian, Scotland, historically significant as a royal foundation and later converted into a stately home.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Cistercian monastery
historic building
stately home
associatedFamily Kerr family
associatedWith Cistercian monastic network in Scotland
associatedWithEvent medieval land grants in Midlothian
convertedTo country house
country Scotland
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
dissolvedDuring Scottish Reformation
foundedAs Cistercian monastery
royal foundation
foundedBy David I of Scotland NERFINISHED
monks from Melrose Abbey
foundedInCentury 12th century
grantedRoyalPatronageBy David I of Scotland NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle Baronial
Gothic Revival
hasCategory Cistercian monasteries in Scotland
Country houses in Midlothian
Former Christian monasteries in Scotland
Monasteries in Scotland
hasFeature chapel
cloister remnants
great hall
historic library
hasFunction educational institution
hasGrounds formal gardens
woodland
hasHeritageStatus listed building
hasSignificance important medieval monastery in Scotland
royal foundation
hasTourismRole heritage attraction
hasUse conference venue
retreat centre
languageOfHistoricalRecords Latin
laterUse stately home
locatedIn Midlothian
Newbattle
locatedNear Dalkeith NERFINISHED
River South Esk
nearbyCity Edinburgh
ownedBy Marquess of Lothian
receivedPatronageFrom Scottish crown
surface form: Scottish monarchy
region Lothian
religiousOrder Cistercians
surface form: Cistercian Order
usedAs adult education college
residential college

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Midlothian contains Newbattle Abbey
David I of Scotland founded Newbattle Abbey