Dundrennan Monastery
| Dundrennan Cistercian Abbey | |
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.jpg) Dundrennan Monastery |
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| location |
 United Kingdom of Scotland
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| Coordinates: | 54 ° 48 '24 " N , 3 ° 56' 52" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
172 |
| founding year | 1142 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1587 |
| Mother monastery | Rievaulx Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
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The Dundrennan Monastery ( En : Dundrennan Abbey ; Gäl. Abaid Dhùn Droighnein ) is a former Cistercian abbey in Scotland . It is located in Dundrennan near Kirkcudbright in the Diocese of Galloway .
history
The monastery was founded in 1142 by the Scottish King David I and Fergus von Galloway . Dundrennan Abbey was a subsidiary of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire ( England ), which in turn was a subsidiary of Clairvaux Primary Abbey . The daughter monasteries of Glenluce Monastery and Sweetheart Monastery were founded from Dundrennan Abbey . After the Scottish Reformation, the monastery passed to the Crown in 1587; it came in 1606 to John Murray, later the Earl of Annandale. The facility then fell into disrepair and was used as a quarry. It is now maintained by Historic Scotland .
Buildings and plant
The entrance ( Early English ) is preserved from the nave . The walls of the transept are still there. The pointed arches of the north transept are surmounted by blind arcades, and in the south transept by a triforium made of pointed arches, over which there are arched windows. The entrance to the chapter house has also been preserved.
Abbots of Dundrennan
see article List of Abbots of Dundrennan
