Treasured Places
Date 31 July 2007
Event ID 546285
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Treasured Places
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/546285
Founded in 1136 by David I, Melrose was the first Cistercian Abbey in Scotland. Following significant damage to the original stone church by English armies in 1322 and 1385, rebuilding produced one of Scotland's most important medieval buildings. The scale of the structure and quality of stonework can still be seen, although the Abbey is now partly ruinous.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 31 July 2007
Cruft, K, Dunbar, J and Fawcett, R 2006
