Dryburgh Abbey
Dryburgh Abbey was founded in 1150 by Canons of the Premonstratensian Order in Dryburgh, on the Tweed , near St Boswells in what is now the Scottish Borders region of Scotland . It is located just a few miles from two other well-known and formerly important ecclesiastical institutions, namely Melrose Abbey and Jedburgh Abbey .
Canons of Alnwick Abbey built the abbey on land owned by Hugh de Moreville , father of one of the murderers of St. Thomas Becket .
In 1322 it was burned down by the troops of Edward II of England during their retreat from Scotland, but then rebuilt and promoted by Robert I , also known as "Robert the Bruce" . In 1385 the abbey was burned down again, but flourished again in the 15th century. It was finally destroyed on November 4, 1544, which is why only the ruins and the cemetery can be visited today.
In 1786 David Stuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan , bought the land. He tried to preserve what was left of the ruins and laid out a large garden around them. However, he could not resist the temptation to do mending work. The date "1150" carved in stone and the obelisk in the south of the abbey come from him and not from the original builder.
David Stuart Erskine, Sir Walter Scott and Douglas Haig are buried at Dryburgh Abbey.
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Scots Peerage . Volume 2; Douglas, Edinburgh 1905. David Stuart Erskine, Earl of Buchan at p. 278.
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Coordinates: 55 ° 34 ′ 37.5 " N , 2 ° 38 ′ 58" W.