Cambuskenneth Abbey

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Augustinian monastery medieval monastery scheduled monument

Cambuskenneth Abbey is a historic Augustinian monastery near Stirling, Scotland, notable as a royal burial site and an important religious and political center in medieval Scotland.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Augustinian monastery → medieval monastery → scheduled monument →
alsoKnownAs	Abbey of St Mary of Cambuskenneth → Monasterium de Cambuskenneth →
associatedWith	Scottish monarchy →
bellTowerBuiltIn	13th century →
bellTowerStyle	Gothic →
burialPlaceOf	James III of Scotland → Margaret of Denmark →
category	Augustinian monasteries in Scotland → Monasteries in Stirling council area → Royal burials in Scotland → Ruined abbeys and monasteries in Scotland →
country	Scotland →
dedicatedTo	the Virgin Mary →
dissolvedDuring	Scottish Reformation →
dissolvedIn	16th century →
distanceFromStirling	approximately 1 mile east →
era	High Middle Ages →
foundedBy	David I of Scotland NERFINISHED →
foundedIn	1140 →
foundedUnder	reign of David I of Scotland →
function	political center → religious center → royal burial site →
governedBy	abbot of Cambuskenneth →
hasFeature	foundations of church and cloister → grave markers →
hasStructure	free‑standing bell tower →
heritageDesignation	Category A listed building (bell tower) → scheduled monument →
locatedIn	Cambuskenneth → Central Scotland → Stirling council area →
locatedNear	Stirling →
locatedOn	north bank of the River Forth →
nearbyCity	Stirling →
notableEvent	Parliament of 1326 held by Robert the Bruce → Parliament of 1488 after the death of James III →
openToPublic	yes →
originalLanguageOfName	Latin →
religiousOrder	Augustinian Canons Regular →
siteManagedBy	Historic Environment Scotland →
status	ruined →
usedFor	parliaments of Scotland → royal councils →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cambuskenneth Abbey ("Abbey of St Mary of Cambuskenneth") → Cambuskenneth Abbey ("Monasterium de Cambuskenneth") →	alsoKnownAs
James III of Scotland → Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scots →	placeOfBurial
Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scots →	burialPlace
Stirlingshire →	containsHistoricSite
David I of Scotland →	founded