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New Abbey, Shambellie Grange, Archway
Barn (17th Century), Grange (Medieval)
Site Name New Abbey, Shambellie Grange, Archway
Classification Barn (17th Century), Grange (Medieval)
Canmore ID 65438
Site Number NX96NE 33
NGR NX 96446 66832
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65438
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish New Abbey
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX96NE 33 96446 66832
The ruined fragment of a grange or barn still survives within the stackyard of Shambellie Grange farm (NX 964 668). It consists of a single gable, 13 ft 6 ins wide, 11 ft 3 ins high, and 3 ft 4 ins thick, built of rough granite boulders and containing an arched opening, above which is a panel divided into two parts. The upper part is dated 1649, while the lower division shows two bishop's croziers and either two hearts or stars, now very indefinite. A finial in the form of a miniature obelisk surmounts the apex of the gable. (This grange would doubtless have been associated with the nearby Cistercian Sweetheart Abbey, which, however, was secularised in 1624 - see NX96NE 9.00)
RCAHMS 1914, visited 1911
