Lincluden Collegiate Church
The Lincluden Collegiate Church is the ruins of a collegiate monastery in the Scottish city of Dumfries in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1981 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The facility is also classified as a Scheduled Monument .
description
In the middle of the 12th century, a monastery of the Benedictine nuns was founded on the site . At an unspecified point in time after its dissolution in 1389, the construction of the collegiate monastery began. The structure dates from the late 14th to early 15th centuries and may have been built to a design by John Morow . It is on the edge of the Lincluden district in north Dumfries, near the confluence of the Cluden Waters with the Nith .
The fragments that have survived to this day include the nave, the southern part of the transept and the choir . In the choir is the burial place of Princess Margaret, a daughter of the Scottish King Robert III. In addition, an elaborately ornamented door leads into the sacristy . The former residential building of the Provost adjoins on the south side . It is believed that it was built for William Stewart , who was in office between 1529 and 1536. The originally three-story building had a four-story stair tower. Its masonry consists of quarry stone with natural stone details .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Lincluden Collegiate Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 5 ′ 6 " N , 3 ° 37 ′ 14.7" W.